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Wingate, S. (2026, November 1). Home Secretary to announce immigration rules overhaul on Monday. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/shabana-mahmood-andy-burnham-angela-rayner-chris-philp-labour-b1303172.html
Wingate, Sophie. “Home Secretary to announce immigration rules overhaul on Monday.” Evening Standard, 1 Nov. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/shabana-mahmood-andy-burnham-angela-rayner-chris-philp-labour-b1303172.html.
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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to announce revised immigration rules on Monday, November 1, in the House of Commons. Initially, Mahmood proposed extending the wait for permanent settlement from five years to up to 15 years for some migrants, particularly those in lower-paid roles. However, she has faced significant opposition from within her party and cabinet colleagues, including Housing Secretary Angela Rayner, who criticized the plans as "unBritish." As a result, Mahmood is expected to exempt social care workers already working in the UK from these stricter residency requirements, likely reducing their wait time for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) to 10 years. The Home Office's response to the consultation on these reforms will be presented to MPs next week before they go into recess, aiming to mitigate a potential backbench rebellion.
Speculation has mounted that the most controversial elements – including increasing the five-year wait for claiming indefinite leave to remain (ILR) by up to 10 years for foreign care workers – could be watered down, exempting social care workers already in Britain.
Tensions in the Cabinet over the policy surfaced when Housing Secretary Angela Rayner earlier this year publicly attacked the prospect of backdating the plans.
The proposals drew more than 200,000 responses in a nearly year-long consultation, with Ms Mahmood to reveal the Government’s response after considering them.
Her original proposals, unveiled in November 2025, would double the qualifying period for settlement for most migrants from five to 10 years, and potentially triple it to 15 for care workers.
