Thousands of migrants are settling permanently in Britain every week while Labour bickers over a proposed crackdown.
More than 200,000 people have been granted indefinite leave to remain – entitling them to lifetime benefits, NHS care and social housing – since ministers proposed tough restrictions last year.
Yet the plan is still up in the air following a backlash led by Angela Rayner and trade unions, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood recently signalling that she may have to water it down.
In the meantime, every week at least 5,000 more people who have lived here for five years – having legally arrived on
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