Labour-linked think tank claims skilled migrants are worth £115bn as Mahmood prepares to water down her migrant crackdown

Shabana Mahmood, whose original blueprint would have seen migrants claiming benefits wait up to 15 years for indefinite leave to remain.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce a significant climbdown on her immigration reforms in a Commons statement on Monday afternoon, after strident opposition from senior Cabinet colleagues forced a rewrite of her original plans. Foreign care workers already living in the UK are reportedly exempt from the extended settlement wait. Mahmood herself warned that diluting the reforms would cost taxpayers £10bn and be 'an affront to the idea of fairness within our society'.

Angela Rayner branded the original proposals 'un-British', while Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh refused to back them seven times in a Sky News interview.

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp accused Mahmood of being 'forced to surrender to Angela Rayner and the open-borders' wing of Labour.

The IPPR's £115bn net contribution figure uses the same methodology as the government's own £10bn lifetime cost estimate for care workers.

Evening StandardSkilled migrants could contribute £115bn to public finances, think tank says LBCSkilled migrants expected to contribute billions to the UK than they take, analysis suggests The IndependentSkilled migrants would boost UK public finances by £115bn under current rules, analysis finds The TimesSkilled migrants ‘contribute billions more to UK than they cost’HuffPost UKShabana Mahmood Set To U-Turn On Immigration Crackdown After Labour Backlash Daily MailShabana Mahmood set to back down on immigration reforms The TelegraphCare workers to be treated like doctors under Mahmood migration plans The National ScotSkilled migrants expected to contribute £105bn more to UK finances than they cost - The National Scot The GuardianHome secretary to make some migrants wait 15 years for right to settle in UK

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