Priti Patel’s mission to stem flow of ‘dirty money’ into UK

‘Golden tickets’ visa scheme to be scrapped amid growing pressure to cut links to Russian cash

Home Secretary Priti Patel leaves No. 10 Downing Street
Home Secretary is targeting the investor visa scheme as tensions mount over Ukraine
(Image credit: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

Priti Patel is set to scrap the UK’s so-called golden visa scheme in a bid to halt the flow of “dirty money” flooding into the UK from Russia, according to reports.

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