Social care leaders criticise plans for immigration salary threshold

Sector fears missing out on desperately needed staff as a result of government's plans

Care for elderly and infirm people will be put at risk if the government presses ahead with plans to block entry to the UK for low-paid workers from the EU, leaders in the sector have warned.

They say Britain will miss out on desperately needed staff unless the government changes the proposed salary threshold for immigrants post-Brexit and classifies care workers as skilled.