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Immigration Minister Defends Faster Care-Worker Settlement Amid Sacking Row

6/26/2026

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Immigration Minister Mike Tapp published a Times op-ed defending faster settlement for care-worker visa holders, sparking a row with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
Mahmood said Tapp should be sacked for breaching the Ministerial Code.
Downing Street said Tapp will remain in his post.
Mahmood defended reforms that would double residency from five to ten years, a plan criticised by Labour MPs and supported by former mayor Andy Burnham.

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Immigration Minister Mike Tapp published a Times op-ed defending faster settlement for care-worker visa holders, sparking a row with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
Mahmood said Tapp should be sacked for breaching the Ministerial Code.
Downing Street said Tapp will remain in his post.
Mahmood defended reforms that would double residency from five to ten years, a plan criticised by Labour MPs and supported by former mayor Andy Burnham.