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Home Secretary cancels Unison meeting over migrant care worker

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC · How we work

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood cancelled a meeting with Unison after refusing a migrant care worker’s attendance.
Proposed reforms would double the default residency requirement for settlement from five to ten years.
Unison General Secretary Andrea Egan warned the proposals would devastate migrant care workers.
Labour MPs and Unison fear settlement waits could extend to up to fifteen years.
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner publicly attacked the prospect of backdating settlement rules.

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood cancelled a meeting with Unison after refusing a migrant care worker’s attendance.
Proposed reforms would double the default residency requirement for settlement from five to ten years.
Unison General Secretary Andrea Egan warned the proposals would devastate migrant care workers.
Labour MPs and Unison fear settlement waits could extend to up to fifteen years.
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner publicly attacked the prospect of backdating settlement rules.