https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/cabinet-splits-erupt-as-angela-rayner-condemns-shabana-mahmood-s-immigration-crackdownContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/cabinet-splits-erupt-as-angela-rayner-condemns-shabana-mahmood-s-immigration-crackdownhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/cabinet-splits-erupt-as-angela-rayner-condemns-shabana-mahmood-s-immigration-crackdown#u88526Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:56:48 +0000Cabinet splits have erupted as Housing Secretary Angela Rayner publicly condemned an immigration crackdown led by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on the eve of the Labour conference. Rayner stood by her criticism of reforms that extend the timeline for foreign social care workers to achieve permanent residence from five years to 15 years. While facing questioning over whether collective responsibility is dead, Rayner rejected suggestions of a deeper cabinet split over the migration policy. The changes were originally proposed under Keir Starmer's premiership.Why it mattersThe public disagr