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Shabana Mahmood softens immigration plans in face of cabinet backlash
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PUBLISHEDNov 2, 2026, 4:04 PM
What the source reports
Exception for care workers will allow up to 300,000 people to apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years UK politics live – latest updates Shabana Mahmood has softened plans to force low-paid workers to wait 15 years before settlement in the UK following a backlash from fellow cabinet ministers and backbench Labour MPs.
Under pressure from health unions to make an exception for care workers, the home…
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