Coronavirus latest news: Wearing a mask in shops should be left to common sense Doctors and nurses to get fast-track entry to UK under new immigration system Tim Stanley: Face masks don't build confidence, they destroy it Local lockdowns running at a hundred per week, Matt Hancock reveals Passport warning as transition period ends Subscribe to The Telegraph, free for one month The UK's new points-based immigration is not about "slamming the gates" shut, Boris Johnson has said, promising there will be enough recruits for the social care sector. Speaking as the Government unveiled the details of the country's post-Brexit system, the Prime Minister said the UK will have a "humane and sensible" immigration system despite "taking back control" after Brexit. Asked if he thinks there will be enough people coming in to work in the social care system, the Prime Minister told reporters: "I do... We're seeing huge numbers of people registering for their right to remain and that's great so we have a big, big stock of workers who are helping out in this country who have come from abroad." Mr Johnson added: "Although of course we are going to be taking back control and we are controlling our immigration system we're not going to be simply slamming the gates and stopping anybody anywhere coming into this country. The tweaked points-based system will see eligible frontline social care staff included alongside health workers in the NHS visa, which gives fast-track entry to the UK with reduced application fees under the UK's new points-based system, the Home Secretary has confirmed. In a written ministerial statement, Priti Patel said: "We will be introducing a new-fast track health and care visa. This will make it easier and quicker for talented global health professionals to work in our brilliant NHS and in eligible occupations in the social care sector. Read more below.
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