Labour drops longer residency requirement
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Britain’s Labour government dropped a proposed 15-year wait for permanent residency after an internal rebellion, but will generally require migrants to wait 10 years.
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The effort of Labour to be indistinguishable from the Tories on immigration continues
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What are the planned changes to immigration rules?
The home secretary sets out plans to change requirements for permanent settlement in the UK.
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November 2, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The effort of Labour to be indistinguishable from the Tories on immigration continues
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"What remains is a complicated, arbitrary & punitive system, imposing real costs on individuals, families and UK economy, while delivering little fiscal benefit. A policy in desperate – and failing – search of a rationale. What, exactly, is the point?"
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Debunked! Shabana Mahmood’s New Immigration Rules Are Punitive and Pointless
The home secretary’s ‘earned settlement’ policy will keep many low-paid migrant workers unable to put down permanent roots. This is a political own goal and makes no economic sense.
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November 3, 2026 at 8:06 AM
"What remains is a complicated, arbitrary & punitive system, imposing real costs on individuals, families and UK economy, while delivering little fiscal benefit. A policy in desperate – and failing – search of a rationale. What, exactly, is the point?"
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Reposted by Lesley A. Hall
The thing about these new immigration rules is that nothing Labour does will be enough for the frothing far right voter they want to attract, so all they are going to do (besides real harm to people migrating!) is alienate a chunk of their voters.
November 3, 2026 at 9:54 AM
The thing about these new immigration rules is that nothing Labour does will be enough for the frothing far right voter they want to attract, so all they are going to do (besides real harm to people migrating!) is alienate a chunk of their voters.