Chris Bryant, a Labour trade minister, failed to commit to supporting Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's immigration shake-up, saying he doesn't know the details. The policy, which doubles the wait for indefinite leave to remain, faces rebellion from nearly 80 Labour MPs ahead of Monday's parliamentary debate.
A Labour minister failed to commit to backing the Home Secretary's planned shake-up of immigration rules on Sunday, admitting he did not know the details of the policy.
Chris Bryant, a trade minister and the government's representative on television interviews, said he could only offer his 'basic instinct' on whether he supported Shabana Mahmood's proposals. His comments come ahead of a parliamentary debate on the Immigration and Asylum Bill, expected to expose divisions within the Labour party.
The Home Secretary's plans include doubling the time migrants must wait before they can apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) from five to ten years, and applying the change retrospectively to those already in the UK. The policy has angered many Labour MPs, with nearly 80 backbenchers writing to incoming prime minister Andy Burnham to urge him to scrap the proposals.
Although the ILR changes are not part of the current bill, Labour rebels plan to use Monday's debate as a referendum on Mahmood's tough stance, with dozens expected to abstain rather than vote for the bill at its Second Reading. Questioned on Sky News, Bryant said he did not know the specifics of the policy or how it would roll out.
He noted that the government must achieve consensus not only in the Commons but also in the Lords, and described his constituents' concerns about illegal migration.
'I know it's the number one thing that my constituents want us to get on top of. All I can give you is my basic instinct, I'm afraid,' he said. The incoming premier, Andy Burnham, is said to understand the importance of immigration and remains committed to Mahmood's tough stance, though it is unclear if he will keep her at the Home Office when he takes over on July 20.
The bill also includes a provision that refugee status will no longer be permanent, with reviews every 30 months to assess if asylum seekers can safely return to their home countries
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