Overview
- The plan would make housing and financial support for asylum-seekers discretionary, with potential denial for those deemed able to work, holding assets, offending, or working illegally.
- Recognized refugee status would shift from a standard five-year grant to 30-month periods subject to review, with a proposed 20-year route to permanent residency.
- Officials say cases could be reassessed for return if countries of origin are later designated safe, tightening long-term settlement prospects.
- Mahmood frames the overhaul as deterrence to Channel crossings and a 'moral mission,' with media citing roughly 39,000 arrivals so far in 2025.
- NGOs and Labour’s left denounce the proposals, right-leaning opponents call them insufficient, and multiple outlets note Denmark as an inspiration for the approach.