Shabana Mahmood to water down key immigration crackdown after Labour backlash
Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce watered down immigration proposals today (Mon) following a Labour backlash. The Home Secretary's final decision on immigration rules for legal migrants comes after considering more than 200,000 responses to a nearly year-long consultation.
TL;DR
- Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce watered-down immigration proposals after a Labour backlash.
- Tensions arose within the Cabinet over proposals to extend the ILR waiting period for foreign care workers.
- The IPPR estimates that skilled migrants contribute around £115 billion over their lifetimes through taxes.
- The IPPR criticizes government estimates of £10 billion in costs associated with overseas care workers settling.
- The IPPR welcomes reports of Mahmood scaling back plans to lengthen settlement waits for some lower-paid workers, exempting social care workers.
- The think tank calls for a compromise for other workers already in Britain, suggesting retaining the existing five-year route or an interim status.
- Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) allows individuals to live, work, and study in the UK indefinitely.