PoliticsHome secretary plans 15-year settlement wait for some migrants

Shabana Mahmood is set to announce new settlement rules for legal migrants, with most facing a 10-year wait and some as long as 15 years. MPs and campaign groups warn the proposals could worsen health and social care staffing shortages and repeat injustices associated with the Windrush scandal.

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