Tuesday briefing: Britain is moving the goalposts for its migrant workers
The Guardian – UK Immigration
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In today’s newsletter: Shabana Mahmood softened rules for care workers after an outcry, but thousands of other migrant workers face an uncertain future Good morning. “Settlement should not be automatic, it should be earned,” home secretary Shabana Mahmood told the Commons yesterday as she unveiled a radical shake-up of the rules governing how long foreign workers and refugees have to wait before they are granted the right to live in the UK indefinitely. What Mahmood insisted was a “fair solution” that would cut welfare spending by billions had been characterised as the first serious test of whether Andy Burnham could keep the left of the Labour party in line, after the original plans were met with outrage from backbenchers, migrants rights groups and unions. Commonwealth summit | Andy Burnham will ask countries affected by Britain’s role in slavery to help shape an expected formal apology , Downing Street has indicated, arguing that their input is indispensable in crafting an enduring message. Defence | British troops and their European allies would be allowed to fire back if attacked by Russians when potentially stationed as peacekeepers in Ukraine after a ceasefire, western officials said. Iran | The US launched limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island late on Monday , according to reports in US media, hours after US vice-president JD Vance said he was optimistic diplomatic efforts to end the war were moving in the right direction. Sweden | Supermarket chains in at least seven European countries have said the temperatures of refrigerators and freezers in some of their shops soared overnight to as high as 50C, echoing a cyber-attack last month that caused millions of euros of damage in France. US midterms | Donald Trump unveiled the delayed results of his $14m renovation of Washington DC’s Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in what is expected to be his final press conference before voters head to the polls for the midterm elections. Continue reading...
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In today’s newsletter: Shabana Mahmood softened rules for care workers after an outcry, but thousands of other migrant workers face an uncertain future Good morning. “Settlement should not be automatic, it should be earned,” home secretary Shabana Mahmood told the Commons yesterday as she unveiled a radical shake-up of the rules governing how long foreign workers and refugees have to wait before they are granted the right to live in the UK indefinitely. What Mahmood insisted was a “fair solution” that would cut welfare spending by billions had been characterised as the first serious test of whether Andy Burnham could keep the left of the Labour party in line, after the original plans were met with outrage from backbenchers, migrants rights groups and unions. Commonwealth summit | Andy Burnham will ask countries affected by Britain’s role in slavery to help shape an expected formal apology , Downing Street has indicated, arguing that their input is indispensable in crafting an enduring
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