Mahmood says most care workers will be able to get settlement after 5 years, not 15 as originally proposed – UK politics live

Home secretary announced 5-year ILR option for care workers won’t apply to people who arrived after May 2025Downing Street has declined to say how much it cost for the plane carrying Andy Burnham and UK delegates to a Commonwealth leaders’ summit to stop in Manchester to pick him up (see 10.28am), the Press Association reports.At the morning lobby briefing, asked if this was an appropriate use of public money, the PM’s spokesperson said:The prime minister’s travel arrangements are made on the basis of security, operational requirements, and value for money for the taxpayer.The prime minister’s travel arrangements reflect where he was carrying out official government business at the end of last week. Continue reading...