Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- The leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has proposed a policy shift that would extend the time immigrants in the UK must spend before being eligible for citizenship to at least 15 years.

Mrs Badenoch also proposes extending the waiting period for migrants to apply for indefinite leave to remain - a key step toward British citizenship - from five years to ten years.

As her first major policy as leader of the Conservative Party, she plans to bar migrants on work visas who claim benefits from settling indefinitely in the UK.

In a video shared on her X page on Thursday, the politician said citizenship should only go to those who have demonstrated a real commitment to the UK.

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