Politics · 1 March 2026
Dubs: Mahmood's plan could mean 20-year wait for migrants
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Labour peer Alf Dubs called Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's continued pursuit of hardline immigration reforms "disappointing". Mahmood's decision to press ahead with these policies follows Labour's recent defeat in the Gorton and Denton by-election. The proposed changes involve migrants potentially waiting up to 20 years for permanent residence. Lord Dubs, himself a child refugee, had previously criticised Mahmood's stance on child migrants.
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