Nigel Farage to give emergency speech as Labour set for migrant U-turn
Nigel Farage is set to give what Reform UK has billed as an "emergency" press conference this afternoon. The Reform leader will speak after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's statemnet to the Commons where she is expected to U-turn on sweeping reforms to the legal migration system.
TL;DR
- Nigel Farage and Reform UK to hold an 'emergency' press conference.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood expected to U-turn on legal migration system reforms.
- Changes to eligibility for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) are anticipated.
- Reform UK criticizes proposed ILR changes, calling them 'madness'.
- Green Party expresses disappointment with Labour's actions regarding local council partnerships.
- Labour has ended coalition deals with the Green Party over a 'Zionism is racism' vote.
- Andy Burnham stated it is 'difficult to say' if UK migration levels are too high.
- Conservative officials argue migration is 'way too high'.