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Mahmood accused of hardening rules for 200,000 successful asylum applicants
Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 1:10 PM

People previously told they could apply for indefinite leave after five years now come under 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plan Shabana Mahmood has been accused of causing “distress and uncertainty” to hundreds of thousands of refugees by quietly introducing plans to force them to wait up to 30 years before being granted the right to settle in the UK. The Refugee Council said the home secretary’s hardening of plans cam
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