Foreigners will be stripped of housing benefits if they
refuse to learn English under a Conservative majority government. Doctors and
nurses will also have to tell migrants who cannot speak English where they can
learn the language under proposals being drawn up by the Conservatives. The
details emerged after Theresa May made a manifesto pledge to implement “new
incentives and penalties” to get migrants learning English if they are re-elected. Theresa May’s officials have met with the DWP
advisers to discuss how to widen current sanctions to include to housing and
sickness benefits after May’s election. Read more on the Daily Telegraph
website.
