Don't change rules for migrants already in UK, Labour MPs tell Mahmood

Keir Starmer told to water down 'unfair' migrant crackdown in blow to 'stop the boats' pledge

Keir Starmer is facing yet another bruising Labour revolt over Shabana Mahmood’s proposed migration crackdown, with 35 of his own MPs joining forces with Britain's largest trade union to oppose the plans.The rebels, alongside Unison general secretary Andrea Egan and 33 civil society organisations, have written to the Home Secretary to express their grievance.In the letter, the group demanded Ms Mahmood scrap proposals to retrospectively extend s…

Activists Challenge Retrospective UK Visa Rule Change, Write To Shabana Mahmood

“Thousands of families have planned their lives around current rules,” reads the letter, posted on social media.

Retrospective change to UK visa rules unfair, campaigners tell Shabana Mahmood

The British government must rule out the retrospective application of new settlement rules for migrant families already in the UK, cross-party MPs and workers rights campaigners have told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.

Don't change rules for migrants already in UK, Labour MPs tell Mahmood

Some 35 Labour MPs are among those who have written to the home secretary to raise concerns about the plans.

Home Office plans to restrict migrant visas risks new Labour rebellion

MPs and unions have warned the current proposals are 'un-British' and will hit the social care sector

Starmer Risks a Migration Backlash, This Time From the Left

Keir Starmer said he wants to take the battle to Nigel Farage, rather than feuding with his own Labour Party. Instead the prime minister looks set to be tested by a brewing rebellion over his efforts to counter Farage’s Reform UK on immigration.