Five-point plan to cut UK immigration raises fears of more NHS staff shortages

Care workers banned from bringing over relatives, and minimum salary threshold increased in other sectors

The home secretary, James Cleverly, has unveiled a five-point plan to deliver the biggest ever cut in net migration to the UK, sparking fears of heightened staff shortages in the NHS and social care.

Cleverly announced that the minimum salary requirement for a skilled worker visa would rise to £38,700, while a rule that allows for people in professions with the greatest need to be hired at 20% below the going rate will be scrapped.