{
  "id": 18020201,
  "title": "UK tightens policy on legal immigration",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/uk-tightens-policy-on-legal-immigration",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T21:00:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/11/03/uk-tightens-policy-on-legal-immigration_6770755_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Foreign nationals with legal status will now, in most cases, have to wait 10 years before becoming eligible for permanent residency. High earners will benefit from a shorter period, while asylum seekers who arrive on 'small boats' must have spent at least 20 years in the UK to qualify.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}