# Shabana Mahmood softens immigration plans in face of cabinet backlash

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-02T16:04:52+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/02/shabana-mahmood-softens-immigration-plans-cabinet-backlash-leave-to-remain
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/shabana-mahmood-softens-immigration-plans-in-face-of-cabinet-backlash-81949b/

Exception for care workers will allow up to 300,000 people to apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years UK politics live – latest updates Shabana Mahmood has softened plans to force low-paid workers to wait 15 years before settlement in the UK following a backlash from fellow cabinet ministers and backbench Labour MPs. Under pressure from health unions to make an exception for care wor

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