Angela Rayner Criticises Shabana Mahmood's Migrant Visa Plans
· World · The Independent, BBC News
UK Communities Secretary Angela Rayner has criticised Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's proposed immigration reforms on the eve of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. The planned changes would increase the timeline for permanent residence from five years to 15 years for foreign social care workers, applying to all individuals who arrived since 2021. Ms Rayner stood by her previous description of the policy as un-British, arguing that changing the rules for care workers who moved to the UK to support vulnerable people is disruptive. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy defended the proposals, stating that the government must balance gratitude for migrant workers with building public confidence in the immigration system. Meanwhile, Home Office figures showed more than 700 migrant arrivals on Wednesday, though total channel crossings this year remain lower than in the previous two years.
Why it matters
The debate over migrant visa rules creates internal division within the UK government and directly impacts thousands of foreign social care workers seeking settled status.
Read the original report — The Independent
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