THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - UK PM Burnham Plans to Water Down New Immigration Restrictions, Making ‘Boriswave’ Permanent.
Andy Burnham, the new British Prime Minister, will reportedly water down Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s immigration reforms to avoid backlash from left-wing Members of Parliament (MPs).
New Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Andy Burnham is preparing to dilute immigration reforms amid pressure from his party’s left-wing backbenchers. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: On Tuesday, it was reported that Prime Minister Burnham would “tinker” with Home Secretary Mahmood’s proposed immigration reforms to avoid a rebellion from Labour MPs. Mahmood’s reforms would have doubled the time migrants must wait to gain Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) from five years to 10 years, with retrospective application to those already in the United Kingdom, preventing millions of “Boriswave” migrants let in by the formerly governing Conservatives post-pandemic from accessing welfare benefits, at least for now. ILR,…Open