Andy Burnham hints at Shabana Mahmood migration U-turn as Cabinet revolt rocks Labour

Andy Burnham hints at Shabana Mahmood migration U-turn as Cabinet revolt rocks Labour The Home Secretary is now consulting on plans to increase the period from five to 15 years, backdated to apply to anyone arriving from 2021 onwards. Sign up to the Politics Newsletter Email address Sign up I agree to receive updates and information about my account, the GB News Community, and related products and services from GB News. By signing up you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy and Community Rules. Thank you for signing up! See the latest from GB News here . Choose GB News on Google - add us as a preferred source Choose GB News Support GB News Champion free speech and independent journalism while unlocking exclusive benefits. Support us Andy Burnham has refused to rule out back-pedalling on Shabana Mahmood's migration reforms amid a Cabinet revolt over the Home Secretary's proposals. The Prime Minister, who said he strongly supports the principle that indefinite leave to remain is a “right to be earned”, stopped short of committing to the implementation of all of Ms Mahmood's reforms. Mr Burnham is under pressure to wholeheartedly back his Home Secretary amid a Cabinet revolt which threatens to engulf the wider Labour Party. Speaking during a visit to Liverpool today, the Prime Minister said: “We’re in a position where we’ve been consulting on those reforms, and we will come forward with our decisions soon. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say “But I strongly support the Home Secretary when she says that settlement is a right to be earned through contribution, and that will be the principle that guides our reforms.” Mr Burnham was speaking as Labour MPs plot to revolt against plans to increase the five-year wait for claiming indefinite leave to remain by up to 10 years. Ms Mahmood is now consulting on plans to increase the period from five to 15 years, backdated to apply to anyone arriving from 2021 onwards. Around 2.2 million migrants held temporary visas with an existing five-year route to settlement at the end of 2024. Andy Burnham could not give his wholehearted commitment to Shabana Mahmood's reforms | REUTERS Hundreds of thousands arrived during the height of the so-called "Boriswave". However, Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has warned that changing settlement rules for migrants already in Britain would be “un-British”. She said: “We shouldn’t rip up the rules halfway through – taking retrospective action on people who are taxpayers, who are making a contribution, who are part of our society looking after our most vulnerable.” Meanwhile, Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh warned that “if we continually prolong the time people have to wait for settlement, we can also prolong the process of building cohesion”. 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Angela Rayner is openly sceptical about the proposed changes | PA Meanwhile, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is warning Ms Mahmood against buckling to Labour rebels. She said: “On ILR, we do need to do something about indefinite leave to remain. It is an old system that doesn’t work for today’s world. "Too many people came in under Conservative Governments who are now qualifying for it. “We hold our hands up, we say we made a mistake, we know a mistake was made by previous Conservative administrations.” Miatta Fahnbulleh has confirmed that Jackdaw will supply Britons with gas from as soon as the 'end of this month' | PA However, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage blames the Tories for letting in hundreds of thousands of people after the UK voted to leave the EU. He believes ending indefinite leave to remain will save taxpayers £234billion. Mr Farage said: "Who let in the first 200,000, and by the way, millions more that will qualify? "Well, it was the Conservative Government and it was part of the Boriswave." 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