Overview
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will outline the measures to MPs on 17 November, with officials billing them as the most sweeping reforms to tackle illegal migration in modern times.
- The package is expected to draw on Denmark’s model, including temporary protection, tighter family reunion rules and tougher routes to permanent status to reduce incentives to come to the UK.
- Reported legal changes would limit use of ECHR arguments in deportation cases, require judges to prioritise public safety over Article 8 family-life claims, and oblige earlier disclosure of modern-slavery claims.
- New Home Office figures state 48,560 people have been removed or deported since July 2024, while PA analysis shows 39,075 Channel arrivals so far this year.
- Downing Street has told Labour MPs to back the plans as rights groups and some backbenchers warn of legal and human-rights risks and signal potential resistance.