Home secretary has softened on some proposals but still hardening rules for those wishing to settle permanently
Shabana Mahmood has watered down some of last year’s immigration plans after a backlash from enraged backbench Labour MPs and some of her cabinet colleagues.
But the package of proposals, outlined on Thursday, is still a radical hardening of the rules for those wishing to settle permanently in the UK. They will make people on lower incomes wait longer before achieving indefinite leave to remain in the UK, while people on higher salaries will find it easier.
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