UK Home Secretary Softens Immigration Settlement Plans Amid Cabinet Backlash

Shabana Mahmood has revised proposed immigration rules, reducing the settlement wait for low-paid workers from 15 to 5 years for up to 300,000 care workers, following opposition from cabinet colleagues and Labour MPs. The change marks a policy reversal under political pressure, potentially easing labor shortages in the care sector but signaling internal government friction. The final policy scope and implementation timeline remain uncertain.

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