Immigration based on compassion and dignity

The Government have announced major regressive changes to the Asylum regime. These are all regressive, & vindictive. They must be opposed, and those MPs & Peers opposing these measures supported. This article looks at a couple of statements in opposition, and points at the Momentum model motion. While various press sources seem to have seen the proposals, I can’t find the formal government statement. (10:57)

Here’s my Union branch’s short statement on it, and here’s Stella Creasy MP, my Union branch’s short statement and Tom Vaughn MP. Stella’s article ends,

“As another row on immigration and refugees awaits parliament, it is clear the problem is not immigrants, but politicians themselves”

My union branch,

Our branch strongly supports the GMB policy of welcoming migrants and allowing them to build lives here. Our branch officers condem these further additions to the hostile environment and its extension to those granted asylum. …https://t.co/6GusZhrauy

— GMB London Central (X58) (@GmbX58) November 17, 2025

The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.

The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong. We absolutely need immigration controls. And where those controls decide to…

— Tony Vaughan KC MP (@tonyvaughanMP) November 16, 2025

Momentum have written to their members/supporters with a model motion to pursue through CLPs which identifies the changes, and calls for the scheme to be opposed.

They say, on 17th November 2025, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced changes to asylum policy. 

These changes include:

• People granted asylum would need to wait 20 years before they can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain or Settled Status. 
• Those granted asylum will have their refugee status reviewed every 30 months, and if their home country is considered to be “safe” they could be liable for immediate deportation.
• ⁠Refugees will only be able to bring spouses or children to the UK if they meet a minimum income threshold.
• ⁠The statutory legal duty to provide asylum seekers who would otherwise face destitution with accommodation and weekly allowances would be revoked. Support would then be removed for asylum seekers who have a right to work, who break the law, or work outside of their legal restrictions.
• ⁠AI will be used to assess the ages of people seeking asylum.
• ⁠Legislation will be brought to make significant changes to the Modern Slavery Act.

They add, at present, people granted refugee status can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain or Settled Status after five years

And that Keir Starmer was elected to the leadership of the Labour Party on a platform of “defending migrants rights”, and “an immigration system based on compassion and dignity.”