No 10 declines to commit to immigration reform after Rayner criticism

Angela Rayner criticised the Government’s plans to overhaul the immigration system as ‘un-British’ (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Downing Street has refused to commit to the Home Secretary’s plan to toughen criteria for migrants to gain permanent residency, after Angela Rayner criticised the proposals as “un-British”.

Sir Keir Starmer “shares an impatience” to deliver change and is “firmly on the side of working people”, No 10 also said, after his former deputy appeared to challenge his leadership.