Kemi Badenoch warns Labour that watering down immigration reform risks French-style riots on Britain's streets
From the Newshound archive · first published 21 October 2026.
Kemi Badenoch told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood not to be 'weak' and give in to Labour rebels over her crackdown on leave to remain. Mahmood's plan would extend the five-year wait for permanent residency by up to 10 years for foreign care workers. Critics among senior Labour MPs have fuelled talk of a climbdown. In France, around 2,400 people were arrested after a weekend of rioting and looting.
Angela Rayner attacked backdating the plans, and Miatta Fahnbulleh reportedly objected in a since-deleted post.
Badenoch: 'I don't want to see us ending up how France is ending up.'
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Daily Mail NewsBritain could see France-style civil unrest if Labour 'gives in' to party rebels and waters down immigration reform, claims BadenochThe TimesKemi Badenoch the Bond villain calmly explains she is not Liz TrussDaily MailQUENTIN LETTS: Words spat out of Mrs Badenoch like machine-gun bullets. Not wearing a helmet, I ducked for coverThe GuardianNige seems tired and bored of himself as Kemi conjures a telepathic budgetThe SunGet a grip on immigration or UK will end up with riots like France, Kemi Badenoch warnsLondon Business NewsBadenoch warns UK risks falling into French style civil unrest and we will ‘see a lot more problems’ - London Business NewsThe ScotsmanOld slogans are the best? Kemi Badenoch reminds Gen Z what politics is supposed to be about
