Mahmood ‘too terrified of backbench MPs to push through migrant plans’

SHABANA Mahmood is terrified that Left-wing MPs could thwart her migrant crackdown as they exploit Labour’s leadership crisis, Chris Philp has warned.

- BY MICHAEL KNOWLES Home Affairs Editor

Shabana Mahmood insists that the rules will be altered

The Shadow Home Secretary warned that watering down settlement rights reforms will “open the door to millions of low-paid or unemployed immigrants”.

His comments sparked an extraordinary row, with sources close to the Home Secretary accusing Mr Philp of not understanding “immigration policy”.