New UK immigration rules: wait 30 YEARS for settled status

Some migrants to the UK will have to wait years to be eligible for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) under new immigration rules announced today. Subscribe on YouTube:    / @newstatesman   Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood today unveiled proposals to change UK immigration rules. Under the Labour proposals, legal migrants to the UK will be unable to claim benefits until they become citizens – which could take up to 30 years in some cases. However migrants with jobs in vital services, such as doctors and nurses, will be able to earn their settled status after five years. Ailbhe Rea and Rachel Cunliffe join Anoosh Chakelian to discuss Labour's plans – and the response from MPs. 📚 READ Shabana Mahmood is reckoning with reality https://www.newstatesman.com/politics... 🙋‍♀️ ASK a question We answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus 📧 FREE get our daily politics email https://morningcall.substack.com 💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber: Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save 🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcast    / @newstatesman   -- The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK and international politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and global current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers, to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world. With regular contributions from our writers including Political Editor Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton we’ll help you understand the world of politics and global affairs from Westminster to Washington and beyond. #topnews #news #politics

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