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Energy secretary appears to U-turn on opposition to tougher migration rules

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Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh clarified her support for tougher migration rules after earlier jokes about an awkward interview caused confusion over her stance.

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Miatta Fahnbulleh says reference to ‘awkward’ interview was meant to be lighthearted and self-deprecatingThe energy secretary has been forced to clarify she backs Shabana Mahmood’s migration policy, after earlier joking that she had not been able to “lie” about supporting a key element of the changes.Miatta Fahnbulleh made the original remarks to a journalists’ event in Westminster, referring to an “awkward” Sky News interview in which she repeatedly refused to say she was in favour of plans to make foreign workers wait 15 years to get permanent residency. Continue reading...

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