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Chris Philp Says Mahmood Has Caved on Migrant Settlement Plans

Chris Philp Says Mahmood Has Caved on Migrant Settlement Plans

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Shadow home secretary Chris Philp attacked Shabana Mahmood in the Commons after she softened her settlement plans, saying a year spent building a tough reputation on immigration had been dismantled in twelve minutes. He criticised the exemption for social care workers, claimed she had lost Labour support, and said the Conservatives would vote for her original proposals and push jobless young people into work instead.

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