Shabana Mahmood caves under pressure from rebel MPs as Home Secretary waters down migrant crackdown
Labour MP Diane Abbott has warned that the Home Secretary is 'at risk' of creating 'another Windrush scandal' with her reforms
TL;DR
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has reduced proposed changes to migrant residency waiting times.
- The wait for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) for care workers has been cut from 15 years to five years.
- This change applies only to care workers earning at least £25,000 who arrived before May 2025.
- Migrants arriving after May 2025 will face a 10-year wait for ILR.
- Some Labour MPs, like Diane Abbott, criticized the original plans as 'un-British' and potentially similar to 'Windrush-era policies'.
- The Home Office warned the revised move could still cost £10 billion.