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Shabana Mahmood doubles UK settlement wait but exempts some care workers

The immigration overhaul preserves a five year settlement route for some care workers, while longer waits for other migrants and successful asylum applicants draw fresh scrutiny.

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Key moments · 6

Care worker concessions emerge ahead of settlement announcement

Daily Mail ↗

Shadow home secretary criticises expected dilution of immigration plans

Express & Star ↗

Government unveils longer settlement waits with care worker concessions

South China Morning Post ↗

Burnham gives Mahmood full support over immigration changes

Euronews ↗

Mahmood concedes savings will miss £10 billion estimate

Express & Star ↗

Settlement plan draws criticism over 200,000 successful asylum applicants

Guardian Politics ↗

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  4. UK Home Secretary Sets Labour Back on Course for Mass Immigration - The American Conservative
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  1. British taxpayers could be slapped with £5.2BILLION-a-year bill as a result of Labour's migration U-turn
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  2. Mahmood accused of hardening rules for 200,000 successful asylum applicants
    Guardian Politics
  3. Shabana Mahmood accused of hardening immigration plans for 200,000 successful asylum applicants
    Top Stories

5 articles

  1. Shabana Mahmood's migrant surrender is another blow to Britain's social cohesion
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  2. In The Room | Has Shabana Mahmood gone soft on immigration?
    The Independent
  3. Charities that lobbied Shabana Mahmood to water down immigration rules received more than £1bn in taxpayers' cash
    Home | GB News
  4. Shabana Mahmood's reputation was shattered in just MINUTES and that will cost the taxpayers BILLIONS
    Home | GB News
  5. Revealed: Charities that called for Mahmood's immigration U-turn received more than £1billion in taxpayers' cash
    Daily Mail

16 articles

  1. British govt unveils new rules for obtaining permanent settlement
    World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India News
  2. Migrants handed settled status thanks to Labour's immigration U-turn will face having it cancelled, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch vows
    Daily Mail
  3. Le Royaume-Uni durcit sa politique contre l’immigration légale
    Le Monde
  4. Shabana Mahmood's U-turn proves sometimes a climbdown is the right thing to do
    Home | GB News
  5. What are the planned changes to immigration rules? - BBC
    BBC

38 articles

  1. Mahmood scraps settlement plans for migrant care workers - BBC
    BBC
  2. Shabana Mahmood hits back at claim Labour rebels forced major immigration U-turn
    Home | GB News
  3. Labour MPs pull their punches on immigration changes
    BBC Politics
  4. British government sets out tougher rules for migrants looking to settle in the UK
    Euronews
  5. How will UK immigration rules change under Shabana Mahmood’s latest plans?
    Guardian Politics