Shabana Mahmood reversed her 15-year settlement rule for low-paid workers to appease cabinet backlash, creating a five-year exception for up to 300,000 care workers.
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Exception for care workers will allow up to 300,000 people to apply for indefinite leave to remain after five yearsShabana Mahmood has softened plans to force low-paid workers to wait 15 years before settlement in the UK following a backlash from fellow cabinet ministers and backbench Labour MPs.Under pressure from health unions to make an exception for care workers, the home secretary has instead moved to allow up to 300,000 people to apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years. Continue reading...
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