Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood MP speaks on stage during day two of the Labour Party conference at ACC Liverpool in Liverpool, England, on Sept. 29, 2025. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Britain on Nov. 15 said it is moving to change immigration refugee status to temporary while quadrupling the wait for permanent settlement to 20 years under the United Kingdom’s most significant overhaul of policy on asylum in recent history.
In an attempt to offset growing criticism from the populist Reform UK party, which has advocated for a stricter immigration agenda, Britain’s Labour government has hardened its immigration policies, particularly on illegal small-boat crossings from France.
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