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Angela Rayner is 'now dictating Britain's migration policy' after 'weak' Shabana Mahmood's 'surrender' to Labour's Left, claim Tories

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Chris Philp, the Conservatives' shadow home secretary, claims Angela Rayner now dictates Britain's migration policy after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood hinted at reversing her controversial immigration reforms during Labour's conference. Philp suggests that Mahmood is surrendering to Labour’s left-wing demands, while he advocates for net negative migration and deportation of low-wage migrants earning less than £30,000 annually. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has defended the consultation process and stressed the need for a balanced approach.

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Shabana Mahmood, the UK Home Secretary, hinted during her Labour Party conference speech in Liverpool that she might soften controversial immigration reforms. These reforms aimed to extend the waiting period for migrant workers before they could settle permanently in Britain from five years to up to 15 years. The opposition Tories claim that Angela Rayner, Labour's Housing Secretary and a prominent figure on the left, is dictating migration policy due to pressure on Mahmood. Chris Philp, the Tory shadow home secretary, warned that Mahmood was preparing to "surrender" to left-wing forces within Labour. This potential climbdown by Mahmood matters as it reflects internal divisions within the Labour Party and could affect immigration policies in Britain significantly.

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Angela Rayner is 'now dictating Britain's migration policy' following Shabana Mahmood's 'surrender' to Labour's Left, the Tories have claimed. asserted

Tories → dictate → Left

Ms Mahmood, the Home Secretary, used her Labour conference speech this week to hint at a climbdown over her controversial immigration reforms. asserted

Mahmood → use → reforms

It came after Ms Rayner, the Housing Secretary who was brought back into the Cabinet by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, branded the reforms as 'un-British'. asserted

who → come → reforms

Ms Mahmood is now expected to water down proposals to make migrant workers wait longer before they can settle in Britain permanently. asserted

they → expect → Britain

Ahead of an expected announcement later in the autumn, following a Government consultation on the changes, the Home Secretary told Labour members in Liverpool she would 'come to a position that balances fairness'. asserted

that → expect → fairness

Her comments were taken as a signal she will weaken plans to make migrants wait up to 15 years before claiming Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), up from five currently. asserted

migrants → take → five

Angela Rayner is 'now dictating Britain's migration policy' following Shabana Mahmood's 'surrender' to Labour's Left, the Tories have claimed. asserted

Tories → dictate → Left

Ms Mahmood, the Home Secretary, used her Labour conference speech this week to hint at a climbdown over her controversial immigration reforms Chris Philp, the Tories' shadow home secretary, warned that Ms Mahmood was poised to 'surrender to the forces on the Left'. 'What appears to be about to happen is that she's going to give in, she's going to surrender to the forces on the Left, led by Angela Rayner,' he told The Sun. asserted

he → use → Sun

'Angela Rayner is now dictating Britain's migration policy. asserted

Rayner → dictate → policy

And I think it's an act of weakness, of surrender, that Shabana Mahmood's apparently given in. asserted

Mahmood → think → that

Ahead of the Tories' own conference in Birmingham, Mr Philp told the newspaper he wanted 'net negative migration' so more people leave Britain than arrive each year. asserted

people → tell → Britain

He said he would deport low-wage migrants who earned less than £30,000 once their temporary work visa expired. asserted

visa → say → 30,000

Mr Burnham has rejected suggestions that Ms Mahmood's planned visa changes may not happen because Ms Rayner views them as 'un-British'. uncertain

Rayner → reject → them

But the PM has said the reforms would need to 'strike the right balance'. asserted

reforms → say → balance

Asked whether he was 'Team Shabana' or 'Team Angela,' he told LBC this week: 'I'm both of them, I'm Team Angela and Shabana. asserted

I → ask → them

'But it just reflects that there's a consultation, there's different not just opinions from politicians, but obviously there's a range of views that have gone into that consultation, so we're in the process now of looking at that.' asserted

we → reflect → that

A Labour source said: 'The Tories surrendered control of our borders. ' asserted

Tories → say → borders

This Labour Government is restoring control with net migration down over 80 per cent and small boats down over 40 per cent.' asserted

Government → restore → migration

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