# Shabana Mahmood poised to massively cut back immigration crackdown in wake of demands from Labour Left-wing

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/shabana-mahmood-poised-to-massively-cut-back-immigration-crackdown-in-wake-of-demands-from-labour-left-wing/
- Published: 2026-11-01T23:43:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T00:03:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16257087/Mahmood-poised-massively-cut-immigration-crackdown.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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## Key points

- Mahmood is expected to soften her proposed settlement rules.
- Labour opposition has challenged longer waits for indefinite leave to remain.
- Up to 2.2 million people could be affected by 2030.

## Summary

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce a substantially softened version of her proposed immigration settlement rules after opposition from Labour figures including Angela Rayner. The change matters because Mahmood had argued that weakening the rules could increase pressure on public services and cost taxpayers £10 billion.

Currently, most migrants can apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years in the UK. Mahmood’s original plan would have set a ten-year baseline, rising to 15 or 20 years for some benefit claimants and up to 25 years for people who entered illegally; senior public sector workers could still qualify after five. Her proposals were intended to affect 1.3 million to 2.2 million people expected to become eligible by 2030, including 463,000 who arrived on care worker visas. The revised approach is due to be set out in a Commons statement on Monday.

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