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People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities say is ‘straight from populist playbook’

PM will stop migrants having automatic rights to bring family members to Britain as he ramps up bid to counter threat from Reform over immigration

The Government suspended new applications to the existing refugee family reunion route in September.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister has staked his reputation on recognising that our relationship with the European Convention on Human Rights isn’t working. His unassailable record as a defender of those rights must be brought to full force to save our immigration system from itself

PM made long-awaited rallying call against Reform threat, but many in Labour still fear his shortcomings will produce a public challenge

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Sir Keir Starmer has faced challenges from Andy Burnham, his backbenchers and Labour activists at this year’s conference in Liverpool.

The Prime Minister said ‘we need to look again at the interpretation’ of how UK courts apply various international laws.

In her address to the Labour party conference, the new home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, confirmed plans to overhaul the rules for indefinite leave to remain (ILR). These include increasing the time someone must live in the UK to be eligible for ILR from five years to ten.

Labour has gone toe-to-toe with Reform on migration policy as it brands Nigel Farage’s plans ‘racist’

The home secretary is wrestling the debate back towards integration and belonging, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff