- Home secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce final decisions on immigration rules for legal migrants in the House of Commons on Monday.
- Contested proposals to extend the wait for Indefinite Leave to Remain from five years up to 15 years may be watered down to exempt existing social care workers.
- The potential U-turn follows backlash from Labour MPs, with housing secretary Angela Rayner having previously described retrospective rule changes as un-British.
- Shadow home secretary Chris Philp criticised the reported dilution, arguing it would allow hundreds of thousands of low-wage migrants to settle permanently.
- Ms Mahmood previously warned that without reform, 350,000 low-skilled care workers and dependants could claim settlement at a £10 billion cost to taxpayers.
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