How will UK immigration rules change under Shabana Mahmood’s latest plans?
Cohort who were told they could apply for indefinite leave now face ‘distress and uncertainty’ over 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans Shabana Mahmood has been accused of causing “distress and uncertainty” to hundreds of thousands of refugees by quietly introducing plans to force them to wait up to 30 years before being granted the right to settle in the UK. The Refugee Council said the home…

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Shabana Mahmood sets out changes to settlement rules for legal migrants – video (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Shabana Mahmood addressed the Commons to outline a revised set of proposals to the UK's legal migration system, softening plans to force low-paid workers to wait 15 years before settlement that resulted in a backlash from fellow cabinet ministers and…
How will UK immigration rules change under Shabana Mahmood’s latest plans? (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Home secretary has softened on some proposals but is still hardening rules for those wishing to settle permanently Shabana Mahmood has watered down some of last year’s immigration plans after a backlash from enraged backbench Labour MPs and some of her…
In The Room | Has Shabana Mahmood gone soft on immigration? (opens The Independent in a new tab)
While Andy Burnham was playing cricket in Antigua, a storm was brewing at the top of the Labour Party.
Shabana Mahmood accused of hardening immigration plans for 200,000 successful asylum applicants (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Cohort who were told they could apply for indefinite leave now face ‘distress and uncertainty’ over 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans Shabana Mahmood has been accused of causing “distress and uncertainty” to hundreds of thousands of refugees by quietly…


