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No 10 declines to commit to immigration reform after Rayner criticism
Downing Street considers responses to a consultation on doubling residency qualification time amid criticism from over 100 Labour MPs including Angela Rayner.
- On Wednesday, Downing Street refused to commit to the Home Secretary's plan after Angela Rayner criticised the proposals as 'un-British', a government spokesperson said the 'position has not changed'.
- Following a letter signed by more than 100 Labour parliamentarians, Ms Rayner criticised the proposals as a 'breach of trust' at a Mainstream event on Tuesday.
- The Home Secretary proposed doubling the route to settlement from five to 10 years and applying it to those without settled status, alongside tougher English-language requirements.
- Ministers are reviewing 200,000 consultation responses and will outline their response in due course; a spokesman said it will follow the Government's principles and offer a fair path to settlement.
- Rayner's public challenge to immigration plans tests Sir Keir Starmer's leadership as she resigned last year amid leadership rumours.
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perspectivemedia.comGovernment doubles down on Mahmood’s migration reforms after Rayner criticism
Ministers will push ahead with controversial plans to double the time it takes for migrants to be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain.
·Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 36% Right
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- 37% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources lean Right
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C 27%
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