British workers would see their wages rise under Reform's plan to end firms' decades-long reliance on cheap foreign labour, Nigel Farage vowed yesterday.
Under his 'very bold' plan to restrict legal migration, the party leader said if he becomes Prime Minister foreign nationals will no longer be able to come over for low-paid jobs leaving locals 'priced out'.
He also outlined proposals to cut benefits for all migrants with settled status. In order to claim benefits they would need to have British citizenship.
Mr Farage said a Reform government would force UK firms in sectors reliant on overseas staff to apply for new Acute Skills Shortage Visas and pay a levy to train Britons to do the jobs in future.
The proposals form part of Mr Farage's plan to stop some 800,000 recent arrivals from settling by scrapping the immigration status of Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), which allows people who've worked in Britain for more than five years to stay and claim benefits.
