By Sarah Peter
CASTRIES, March 5 (Reuters) – Britain has introduced a visa requirement for St. Lucians effective from Thursday citing a “notable increase” in nationals from the small Caribbean nation claiming asylum, St. Lucia’s government said in a statement.
Immigration is one of Britain’s most politically sensitive issues, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government has sought to show it is tightening the system as the populist Reform UK party gains ground in opinion polls.
(Reporting by Sarah Peter and Sarah Morland; Editing by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez)
