Shabana Mahmood caves under pressure from rebel MPs as Home Secretary waters down migrant crackdown

Shabana Mahmood has watered down her migrant crackdown after the Home Secretary caved to pressure from senior Labour MPs.Ms Mahmood had been eyeing up plans to extend the wait for permanent residency from five to 10 years, while lower-paid migrants might have to wait another five years to achieve indefinite leave to remain (ILR).But the plans were slated by Cabinet colleague Angela Rayner, who previously described Ms Mahmood's proposals as "un-British" and raised concerns over the impact on care workers already in the UK.Now, the Home Secretary has buckled to the furious backlash over the length of the wait for care workers, reducing the wait from 15 to just five years - although the Home Office warned the move could cost...

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