Overview
- Refugee protection would shift to 30‑month renewable leave with mandatory reviews and returns when home countries are deemed safe.
- Irregular arrivals who are granted asylum would face a 20‑year pathway to permanent residence, replacing the current five‑year route.
- The statutory duty to provide housing and weekly allowances would be scrapped, making support discretionary and withdrawable for those able to work or who offend.
- The package includes revised guidance on Article 8 of the ECHR to prioritize public safety in removals, with further limits on appeals and modern slavery claims set to be tabled.
- Officials point to record claims and rising Channel crossings as the rationale, while charities and some Labour MPs criticize the plans ahead of Monday’s parliamentary announcement.