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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

I won’t be intimidated to drop views, says minister after Mahmood calls for him to be sacked over migration comments

The immigration minister has said he “won’t be intimidated” to drop his views after the home secretary called on the prime minister to sack him for publicly challenging government policy on foreign care workers.

The extraordinary row broke out after Mike Tapp wrote an article for The Times, asserting his "strong belief" that foreign care workers already in the UK should not face extended waiting periods to qualify for indefinite leave to remain (ILR).

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