Migrant u-turn will make Shabana Mahmood's position 'increasingly untenable'
Shabana Mahmood's position as Home Secretary will become "increasingly untenable" if she caves to left-wing Labour MPs, a critic has warned.
TL;DR
- A critic warns Shabana Mahmood's position as Home Secretary is at risk if she compromises with left-wing Labour MPs on migrant reforms.
- Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh has refused multiple times to publicly back the Home Secretary's migrant crackdown.
- The Conservatives have offered support for the reforms, but only if they are not watered down.
- Labour's proposed reforms include extending the wait time for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) to at least 10 years, and potentially 15 years for care workers.
- Migrants might be barred from claiming benefits unless they become British citizens under the new proposals.
- Some 4.2 million migrants moved to the UK between 2021 and 2024.
- Labour MP Preet Kaur Gill expressed support for Mahmood, urging colleagues to focus on the country's desire for law and order and secure borders.
- Downing Street stated that Mahmood is carefully considering over 200,000 responses to the consultation before finalizing the reforms.