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MPs trying to force vote on immigration reforms
Birmingham Mail
|March 21, 2026
THERE is a “robust” debate within Labour over Shabana Mahmood’s immigration reform policies, a Cabinet minister acknowledged after Angela Rayner’s attack on the “un-British” plan.
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A group of rebel Labour MPs is reportedly trying to force a symbolic vote in Parliament on the plan to double the time it will take to qualify for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) from five to 10 years.
Communities Secretary Steve Reed stressed Labour was elected on a manifesto commitment to reform the immigration system. “At the general election, Labour promised to bring in an immigration system that works for Britain but is also fair to those who may be seeking asylum from wars or other horrific incidents that are happening abroad,” he told the Press Association.
“The Home Secretary has announced what she would like to do.
This story is from the March 21, 2026 edition of Birmingham Mail.
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