"Mahmood was strongly criticised by the Commons speaker over the amount of pre-briefing there was ahead of Monday's announcement, and this morning the Home Office has been more tight-lipped. But the Times reports that Mahmood is expected to announce that migrants would usually be allowed to apply for indefinite leave to remain only after ten years double the five years at present and must meet certain conditions such as speaking English to A-level standard, having a clean criminal record and not claiming benefits."
"But this morning Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor and the most popular (with the public) of the various plausible Labour candidates to replace Keir Starmer as PM, weighed in. In an interview on the Today programme, to promote a speech on Manchester's good growth plans he is giving later, Burnham said he thought it was a mistake to tell asylum seekers they would have to wait 20 years until they can get a permanent right to remain in Britain."
Shabana Mahmood announced drastic changes to the asylum system and will introduce changes to legal migration rules affecting how long people must wait for permanent stay. Mahmood faced strong criticism from the Commons speaker over extensive pre-briefing, and the Home Office has been more tight-lipped. Reports indicate migrants would generally be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain only after ten years, up from five, and would need to meet conditions such as English to A-level, a clean criminal record, and not claiming benefits. Some Labour figures reacted with outrage, while Andy Burnham supported reform but warned that telling asylum seekers to wait 20 years for settlement would be a mistake and said he was concerned about leaving people without the ability to settle.
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