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“More than 150 kebab takeout shops in Great Britain have been granted UK Home Office sponsor licences allowing them to hire workers directly from overseas through a new UK visa program.”
The main point is substantially correct: kebab takeaways can hold Home Office sponsor licences, and reports place the number above 150. But the exact figure is not directly demonstrated here from the official register, and a sponsor licence does not itself grant visas or guarantee overseas hiring. The reference to a “new” visa program is inaccurate; this is the existing Skilled Worker sponsorship system.
“In 2024, The Sun reported that over 150 kebab shops in the United Kingdom held Home Office sponsor licences.”
The statement accurately describes The Sun’s 2024 reporting. The paper published articles in November 2024 saying 159 UK kebab-shop outlets had Home Office sponsor licences, which is plainly “over 150.” The claim is about what The Sun reported, and that reporting is directly documented.