Shabana Mahmood issued warning over 'fundamental mistake' amid plan to change migrant language test

Shabana Mahmood issued warning over 'fundamental mistake' amid plan to change migrant language test

Shabana Mahmood has been warned Labour will be making a "fundamental mistake" if new regulations to test migrants’ English language skills online are introduced, Cambridge University's chancellor, Lord Smith, has warned.Under new proposals by the Home Secretary, anyone applying via certain legal routes must meet requirements online rather than in person.The former New Labour culture secretary cautioned the Government's £800million scheme would l…