Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood outlined the tiered immigration policy during a brief House of Commons statement after colleagues successfully watered down the initial draft. Care workers arriving before March 2025 qualify for a five-year route, whereas those arriving afterward face a decade-long path, and illegal entrants must wait 30 years. Applicants are also required to speak English, pay National Insurance, and maintain a clean criminal record. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp strongly condemned the strategy, asserting that Mahmood dismantled her hard-won credibility with the presentation.
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Cabinet figures secured concessions to dilute the original proposals before the home secr…: Cabinet figures secured concessions to dilute the original proposals before the home secretary announced them to Parliament.
The earned settlement system is being introduced even though legal immigration and small…: The earned settlement system is being introduced even though legal immigration and small boat crossings have already fallen substantially.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp dismissed the plans and argued that Shabana Mahmood des…: Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp dismissed the plans and argued that Shabana Mahmood destroyed her year of built credibility.
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