Politics · United Kingdom · 3 hrs ago
Labour plans to let migrants take citizenship tests from home
Labour is set to allow migrants to take the British citizenship test from home.
The test is currently taken at a test centre, according to the report.
The Home Office is spending £110 million on the change.
Critics say taking the test at home could make it easier for people to cheat.
The report does not give details of how the home tests would work or when the change would begin.
The Daily Mail is also asking readers to vote on whether they support the plan, with poll results due in its next morning newsletter.
Labour is set to let migrants take the British citizenship test from home rather than at a test centre.
The Home Office is spending £110 million on the change, according to the Daily Mail.
Critics say the change will open the door to “scammers and cheats”.
The article invites readers to vote in a poll on whether migrants should be allowed to take the test from home.
- Who
- Migrants seeking British citizenship.
- What
- Labour is set to allow them to take the citizenship test from home rather than at a test centre.
- When
- The article was published on 12 October 2026.
- Where
- At home in the UK, rather than at a test centre.
- Why
- Not stated
Supporters of home testing
Critics of home testing
Security
Supporters of home testing
Labour is set to allow migrants to take the test from home.
Critics of home testing
Critics say this will open the door to “scammers and cheats”.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
The Home Office planned a change allowing migrants to take the British citizenship test from home.
The Daily Mail reported the plan and invited readers to vote in a poll.
- Cost
- £110 million
- Test
- British citizenship test
- Proposed format
- From home rather than at a test centre
- Outlet
- Daily Mail
Sources
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