For the last year, I’ve been working on an investigation that’s left me staggered. It’s a damning indictment of the UK’s care sector, & the migration system which has allowed millions of ££s to be plundered from communities in developing countries. Free:

Now Labour has ended the recruitment of overseas care workers - but where’s the justice for people who’ve now lost everything to fraudulent UK employers? That’s the questions victims are asking - we meet some of them here

🚨 The next stage in our reporting on the scams affecting migrant care workers trying to apply for jobs in the UK. Thousands have been exploited or defrauded due to the badly designed visa system created by the previous government.

RT @PronouncedAlva: Scoop: Keir Starmer has asked to be involved in policy-making earlier and to be given more detail following the welfare….

But in our exclusive interview, Starmer wasn’t quite so enthusiastic about the prospect of getting US tariffs on UK steel down to zero (as previously agreed) during Trump’s state visit next week:

PM Keir Starmer told me from Chequers today that signing the India trade deal - along with deals with the US & EU - has put the UK “back on the world stage”. So far, feedback from groups who were concerned abt the deal is relatively upbeat

Last week @PronouncedAlva, @Joe_Mayes and I revealed how more than 80 Labour MPs were planning to sign an amendment to kill the gov’s welfare cuts. Today that rebellion has been published, backed by 108 names from across the party. More than enough to defeat the gov at a vote.

RT @alexwickham: Saturday read @BloombergUK by @PronouncedAlva @LucyGJWhite @Joe_Mayes . In less than 10 days, while his attention may be c….

EXC: Starmer also told @MishalHusain there's now "no hiccups or obstacles" left to finalizing a US-UK trade deal, adding it will come "pretty soon"

Super fun story from @irinaanghel12 on the impact of US tariffs on Scottish tweed-makers. “Trump might portray himself as a man of Scottish heritage, he might have used the family Bible at his inauguration,” says one weaver, but "he’s out for himself"

RT @PronouncedAlva: SCOOP: Keir Starmer is at odds with his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, over whether to scrap the two-child benefit c….

RT @alexwickham: ANALYSIS 🇬🇧🇪🇺. — Keir Starmer hails a “landmark deal” to reset relations with Europe. But with many details unresolved and….

RT @alexwickham: Keir Starmer vows to crack down on scams targeting migrant care workers after @LucyGJWhite Bloomberg investigation. No10 s….

RT @Joe_Mayes: Incredible investigation by Lucy - free to read on Bloomberg.

RT @alexwickham: Brilliant free-to-read @LucyGJWhite investigation into the appalling scandal of foreign care workers being scammed out of….

What would I like to see? An effort led by the Home Office/National Crime Agency to investigate these cases, trace the money involved and return it to victims. A recognition that the UK has let down thousands of would-be migrants who just wanted to work.

To be clear: There are so many problems. A migration system which was badly thought-out, involved vulnerable people and was essentially unregulated. An underfunded social care sector which incentivises exploitation. Overworked police who don’t have time/resources to investigate.

Scammers, meanwhile, are driving Range Rovers, buying property, investing. They’ve made their money, and feel confident they won’t get caught. Mr Brown has vowed to keep tracking them down, but there’s only so much he can do.

They have no idea how widespread it is. Starmer’s ban should help reduce future scams. But what of people who’ve already fallen victim? Who’s going after the criminals? Desperation is causing some to take matters into their own hands, with threats and violence.

This week, Starmer banned recruitment of overseas care workers. The govt recognised the system used to bring them into the country was rife with abuse, as workers here who made it to the UK were exploited. But the scamming issue appears to have passed the govt by.

That leaves vigilantes such as Mr Brown to pick up the pieces. But following the money is hard - in some cases we’ve found it flowing to opportunistic employers trying to fill their pockets. In others, it appears to be going to organised criminals.