Posted on 03/17/2026 4:37:52 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
A record number of immigrants have applied for British citizenship under Labour ahead of a crackdown and the impending threat of a Reform government.
A whopping 291,971 people submitted applications to the Home Office last year - rising from 253,757 in 2024.
Eligibility for UK citizenship requires having lived in the UK for five years or having parents with British citizenship.
Anyone who is married to a Brit and has lived in the UK for three years can also apply.
Experts say the sudden increase in applications has been fuelled by Labour, the Conservatives and Reform all vowing to restrict welfare handouts for foreign nationals.
Foreign politics is also a motivator with a record number of Americans, for example, seeking UK citizenship in the wake of Donald Trump's re-election as President in 2024.
But Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory at Oxford University, previously insisted politics tends to be a 'third or fourth order factor' for people moving from 'safe countries', not a key reason on its own.
The UK's three biggest parties have been attempting to win voters over with tighter immigration policies, promising to tighten access to the NHS, welfare and social housing if they win the next General Election.
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These are Labour’s replacement voters.
Castrate them first.
Why rush? The replacements have arrived.
All three of my British buddies are actively seeking to leave. The muslims are taking over, and they don’t see any possible relief.
Only Tommy Robinson is invited. Not sure about the others. They are likely to vote for the Democratic Party, if they become American Citizens (no offense intended).
Native born Brits are probably better off moving to Down Under. Similar culture and laws.
They would all vote Trump. It’s been discussed.
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