UK Housing Secretary Angela Rayner criticizes Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's migrant visa plans

In the United Kingdom, Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has publicly criticized Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's proposed changes to migrant visa rules, which would make it harder for foreign workers to secure permanent residency. The plans would extend the residency requirement from five to ten years, and to fifteen years for health and social care workers. Rayner described the changes as unfair because they "change the goalposts" for migrants who arrived under current rules. The criticism comes ahead of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, and follows previous opposition from trade unions and Labour MPs. The government is also facing challenges with small boat crossings and anti-migrant protests.