Shabana Mahmood promised to get tough on immigration. But after a rebellion from Labour’s Left wing, hundreds of thousands of foreign workers will retain a five-year route to permanent settlement, despite the Home Office’s own warnings about the enormous potential cost to taxpayers. Labour’s immigration crackdown has suffered a spectacular political retreat after Home Secretary … Continue reading LABOUR’S £10 BILLION IMMIGRATION HUMILIATION: Mahmood retreats as party’s hard Left forces major climbdown