US EditionShabana Mahmood insults anti-migration protestors
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood proposes doubling the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain and adding strict requirements on language, work, and community contribution.
- The Home Secretary called the Reform UK party's anti-immigration plans 'immoral' and 'extreme'.
- Reform UK's head of policy accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of insulting those with concerns about immigration.
- The Labour party argued that Reform UK's proposals, like forcing legal migrants to reapply for visas, are racist policies.
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Immigrants Will Have to Pass ‘Good Citizen’ Test to Stay in UK
Immigrants coming to the United Kingdom will have to wait longer and fulfil tougher new citizenship criteria to be granted the right to remain indefinitely under proposals outlined by the government. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Monday that “division within this country will grow” if her party fails to engage with people’s concerns about soaring levels of immigration. Mahmood set out a series of…
Labour’s plan for migrants to ‘earn’ permanent residency turns belonging into an endless exam
In her address to the Labour party conference, the new home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, confirmed plans to overhaul the rules for indefinite leave to remain (ILR). These include increasing the time someone must live in the UK to be eligible for ILR from five years to ten. ILR is the immigration status that grants non-citizens the right to live and work in the UK without time restrictions. For many, it is the final step before naturalisation as a…
UK plans tougher residency rules for migrants
Britain is set to make it harder for migrants to settle permanently, with new rules that would require applicants to prove their value to society before being granted the right to stay for life. Currently, most migrants can apply for ‘indefinite leave to remain’ after living in Britain for five years. But under proposals unveiled by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood at the Labour Party conference… Source
Shabana Mahmood versus the Labour Party
Main-stage events at the party conferences can sometimes feel like a damp squib: a vast space, a Cabinet minister at the podium, and only a smattering of regional councillors and incurable political nerds to witness it. Shabana Mahmood’s appearance in Liverpool yesterday was no such occasion. Hacks and lobbyists jostled to get into a packed-out arena, surrounded by scores of eager members. The new Home Secretary’s address on immigration controls…
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