Labour MPs pull their punches on immigration changes
Summary
The UK government eased proposed settlement rules for some migrant care workers after Labour MPs and unions opposed the original plan. Workers who arrived before May 2025 and earn at least £25,000 a year can qualify for settlement after five years, but the rules will still apply retrospectively to other affected people.Key Facts
- The original proposal would have made many social care workers wait 15 years to qualify for settlement.
- Under the revised plan, social care workers who arrived before May 2025 and earn at least £25,000 a year can qualify after five years.
- The government did not change the retrospective element of the plans.
- The article says about 500,000 people will have their path to settlement delayed under the announced plans, compared with about 800,000 under the original proposal.
- Labour MP Rachael Maskell gave some of the strongest criticism in the House of Commons.
- Angela Rayner had criticized changing settlement expectations for people already in the UK, calling it “un-British” and saying the government should not shift “the goalposts.”
- Conservative MP Chris Philp accused Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood of making a significant U-turn.
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