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From the Newshound archive · first published 31 October 2026.
Labour Cabinet colleagues forced the climbdown, with Housing Secretary Angela Rayner branding the original plan "un-British" for shifting the goalposts on workers who moved to the UK in good faith. Over 100 MPs signed a protest letter opposing the changes, with government whips scrambling to prevent a far wider revolt.
Mahmood had refused to share Home Office assessments of the plans' impact on homelessness and community cohesion with fellow ministers.
Nearly 1,000 migrants crossed the Channel in just 48 hours this week, with brawls erupting on boats as the climbdown was announced.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp accused Mahmood of preparing to 'surrender to the open-borders Left, led by Angela Rayner.'
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