The Scottish government will sponsor care home workers after Sir Keir Starmer changed the skilled worker visa this year, Scotland's first minister has announced. John Swinney, giving his keynote speech at the Scottish National Party (SNP) conference, said the government will "step in" to sponsor "hundreds of dedicated workers" so they can "work, pay tax and help keep Scotland's care homes running". He said they will be able to "start work immediately". Politics latest: Will rise of Reform