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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is preparing to U-turn on sweeping reforms to the legal migration system. Ms Mahmood will set out changes in the Commons on Monday afternoon on the length of time people will have to be in the UK before becoming eligible for permanent settlement.

The measures have caused deep splits at the top of the Labour Government.

Speculation has mounted that the most controversial proposals – including increasing the five-year wait for claiming indefinite leave to remain (ILR) by up to 10 years for foreign care workers – could be watered down in the wake of criticism from senior Labour figures.

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