English test among range of Labour measures to control immigration

Keir Starmer says system will be tightened up' in all areas, following sharp rise in support for Reform UK in elections

• Labour's immigration shake-up challenges decades of party policy

Adults accompanying foreign workers to the UK will be expected to pass an English language test and care homes will be prevented from recruiting staff from abroad as part of a swathe of new measures to be revealed by Keir Starmer to tighten up" the immigration system.

Amid a recent surge in support for Reform UK, the prime minister will say on Monday that overseas arrivals should commit to learning our language" and will promise to overhaul a broken system" that encourages businesses to bring in lower-paid workers".