Labour is on track to spend over £4million on foreign visas for civil servants by the end of this Parliament.
New data revealed from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request showed the Government spent at least £566,000 on visas for foreign nationals in the first eight months after last July’s election.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves
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Figures show the DWP spent £368,655 on sponsoring foreign visas, with the Cabinet Office in second on £56,153 and the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) spending £45,658.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it did not sponsor any employee visas as a right to work in the UK is a requirement for all applicants to its roles.
In total, the Government spent £566,102 on visas by March 2025, putting it on track for a £4,245,762 bill by the end of Parliament.
GB News has approached the DWP, the Cabinet Office and the DHSC.
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