Energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh refuses SEVEN times to back Mahmood's plan to make migrants wait 15 years for settlement
Miatta Fahnbulleh, the Energy Secretary who has warned Shabana Mahmood's plan to extend the migrant settlement wait to 15 years risks undermining community cohesion.Shabana Mahmood, whose plan to extend the migrant settlement wait to 15 years faces reported opposition from around 100 Labour MPs, with legislation expected within a month.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood wants foreign nationals to wait 15 years rather than five before qualifying for indefinite leave to remain. Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh has said the plan risks 'the process of building cohesion', while Housing Secretary Angela Rayner described applying it retrospectively to 2021 as 'changing the goalposts'. Around 100 Labour MPs are reported to oppose the crackdown, with legislation expected to reach Parliament within the next month.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering an exemption for care workers, a move the Home Office is resisting.
Home Office insiders warn that foreign carers would leave their roles once they secured permanent residence.
A Mahmood ally insists: 'Andy has been on Shabana's side… He is holding the line.'
