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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

Major migration changes coming into force today as Home Secretary faces backlash from Labour MPs

Permanent refugee status for people who came to the UK after fleeing brutal regimes is set to be scrapped as part of a controversial major overhaul of Britain’s immigration system.

Instead, from Monday refugee status will be reviewed every 30 months and people whose home countries are later deemed safe will be expected to return, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce.

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