The article discusses leaked information revealing that Angela Rayner proposed limiting the benefits accessible to newly arrived legal migrants as an alternative to cutting welfare for disabled individuals. This suggestion highlights ongoing tensions within the Labour Party regarding financial strategies and social welfare policies. The memo emphasizes the current entitlements for migrants with indefinite leave to remain, indicating potential changes to their access to NHS services and pensions, suggesting that this could become a contentious issue in the party and beyond.
"The memo, which first appeared in the Daily Telegraph, shows that Ms Rayner wanted to restrict recently arrived legal migrants' access to pensions and benefits, and reconsider whether they should pay more to access NHS services."
"Angela Rayner wanted cuts to the benefits migrants can claim as an alternative to Labour's plans to cut the welfare budget for thousands of disabled people, a leaked memo suggests."
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