November 4, 2026
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UNHCR criticises UK’s 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans for refugees

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Home secretary Shabana Mahmood maintains rigorous rules for those who arrive on small boats

The UN refugee agency has said a government plan to make refugees wait up to 30 years before they get permission to settle in the UK “raises significant concerns”.

The strategy was unveiled earlier this week by Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, as she announced a softening of aspects of her immigration plans, but kept some of the rigorous rules drawn up by her office last year.

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