https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/chris-mason-home-secretary-to-face-scrutiny-over-changes-to-rules-for-legal-migrantsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/chris-mason-home-secretary-to-face-scrutiny-over-changes-to-rules-for-legal-migrantshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/chris-mason-home-secretary-to-face-scrutiny-over-changes-to-rules-for-legal-migrants#u177070Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:59:19 +0000Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is unveiling a major overhaul of permanent residency rules for legal migrants in the UK, introducing an earned settlement consultation that raises the standard qualifying period to ten years for many applicants. The new proposals require migrants to demonstrate contribution, integration, and good character to win the right to stay. The announcement follows months of intense political debate surrounding legal migration, with care workers reportedly receiving a reprieve from the tighter plans while critics from the left of the Labour party prepare to challenge the