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MPs Red-Rated Home Office Immigration Reforms, Bill Resubmitted

8/18/2026

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Regulatory Policy Committee gave the Home Office immigration reforms a red rating.
The committee said the Home Office considered no alternatives to Article 8 family-life limits.
Opposition to the bill included fourteen MPs voting against it and 80 signing a letter against raising leave to remain from five to ten years.
A Home Office spokesman said the red rating will not delay the bill and sections will be resubmitted in September.

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Regulatory Policy Committee gave the Home Office immigration reforms a red rating.
The committee said the Home Office considered no alternatives to Article 8 family-life limits.
Opposition to the bill included fourteen MPs voting against it and 80 signing a letter against raising leave to remain from five to ten years.
A Home Office spokesman said the red rating will not delay the bill and sections will be resubmitted in September.