Mahmood outlines safe immigration routes plan to win over Labour left
Home secretary speeds up major part of bill governing asylum and refugees as new prime minister set to take over
TL;DR
- Shabana Mahmood is set to introduce new legislation for safe and legal immigration routes for refugees.
- The bill aims to allow thousands of refugees to come to the UK annually through sponsorship schemes.
- Critics, including Labour peer Alf Dubs, argue that the bill's restrictions on asylum claims are too harsh.
- The legislation will also introduce new limits on immigration claims related to human rights and modern slavery.
- Mahmood is attempting to soften some hardline plans, such as reassessing a 10-year wait for indefinite leave to remain.
- A controversy arose involving Immigration Minister Mike Tapp and his alleged briefing of The Times on the proposals.
- The new safe and legal routes are intended to provide a humanitarian response while restoring "order and control."