Shabana Mahmood has watered down key parts of her immigration overhaul following a backlash from Labour MPs and Cabinet colleagues. The Home Secretary’s original plans were expected to save taxpayers £10 billion, but exemptions for foreign care workers mean the projected savings will now be lower. Ben Brindle of Oxford University’s Migration Observatory joins us to explain what has changed, who will still face longer waits for permanent residency and what the reforms mean for Britain’s immigration system.
Ben Habib, Chairman of Great British PAC, gives his verdict on the changes. Has Mahmood been forced into a major climbdown, and can Labour still deliver on its promises to reduce immigration and welfare spending?
Meanwhile, Andy Burnham has announced £40 million for Caribbean infrastructure projects as he opens discussions about a formal apology for Britain’s role in the slave trade. Albie Amankona, Conservative Commentator, joins us to examine the growing reparations debate, Ed Miliband’s argument that an apology could strengthen the Commonwealth, and whether British taxpayers should be funding projects linked to historical slavery. Burnham has ruled out direct financial reparations.
And could parents face criminal consequences for opposing their child’s gender transition? Stephanie Davies-Arai, Founder and Director of Transgender Trend, joins us to discuss the proposed conversion practices legislation, concerns raised by critics about parental rights and safeguarding, and the Government’s insistence that simply declining to support a child’s transition will not be criminalised.
Shabana Mahmood, immigration policy, migrant settlement, indefinite leave to remain, care workers, Ben Brindle, Ben Habib, Great British PAC, Andy Burnham, slavery reparations, Caribbean, Commonwealth, Ed Miliband, Albie Amankona, conversion therapy ban, gender transition, parental rights, Stephanie Davies-Arai, Transgender Trend.
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