Overview
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set out the package in Parliament, confirming plans for primary legislation and a new adjudication body allowing only one appeal.
- Refugee protection becomes time-limited with mandatory 30-month reviews, returns when home countries are deemed safe, and a 20-year path to permanent status for irregular arrivals.
- The statutory duty to provide housing and weekly allowances will be repealed, turning support into a discretionary power and requiring contributions from those with income or assets.
- Ministers will curb the use of ECHR protections in immigration cases, tighten family reunion rules, and consult on capped safe and legal routes that could offer long-term status in 10 years.
- The UK threatened visa bans for Angola, Namibia and the DRC over returns cooperation, while charities and several Labour MPs condemned the plans and Conservatives said they fall short.