Laura Kuenssberg: Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently under asylum policy shake-up
Mahmood to face questions ahead of asylum policy announcementpublished at 07:35 GMT
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The home secretary is set to announce a shake-up to asylum policy on Monday, under which people granted asylum in the UK will have to wait 20 years before they can apply to settle permanently.
Currently refugee status lasts for five years, after which people can apply for indefinite leave to remain.
Now, Shabana Mahmood wants to cut the initial period from five years to two-and-a-half years, after which refugee status will be regularly reviewed.
The policy has been copied from Denmark, where a government led by the centre-left Social Democrats has presided over one of the toughest asylum and immigration systems in Europe.
Mahmood will be facing questions on BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg this morning ahead of her announcement this week.
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