# Mahmood eases settlement rules, but Labour MPs demand further concessions

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mahmoods-immigration-climbdown-is-still-not-enough-for-labour-mps-as-they-complain-channel-boat-arrivals-will-have-to-wait-too-long-for-settled-status/
- Published: 2026-11-03T08:41:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T08:54:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16261407/Mahmood-immigration-climbdown-Labour-MPs-Channel-boat-settled-status.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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## Key points

- Mahmood has eased proposed settlement rules for care workers.
- Around 500,000 people will still face longer waits.
- Labour MPs want further changes, including for Channel migrants.

## Summary

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has softened proposed changes to settlement rules for foreign nationals, but Labour MPs are still pressing for further concessions. The changes matter because they determine how long people must wait for indefinite leave to remain, which allows them to live and work in Britain permanently and claim benefits.

About 282,000 care workers who arrived after the pandemic will keep a five-year route to settlement, rather than face a proposed 15-year wait; those who do not qualify can receive a further five-year visa to try again. Of 1.9 million people expected to become eligible for settlement by 2030, around 500,000 will still face longer waits. Critics estimate the concessions could add £10 billion in lifetime public spending, while Labour backbencher John McDonnell has objected to a 30-year wait for some Channel migrants.

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