Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleImmigration minister Mike Tapp publicly challenged the Home Secretary's plans to tighten settlement rules for foreign care workers. Mr Tapp penned an article asserting his belief that foreign care workers already in the UK should not face extended waiting periods for indefinite leave to remain. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has called for Mr Tapp's dismissal, accusing him of breaching the ministerial code and collective responsibility. Downing Street has resisted these calls, confirming that Mr Tapp remains in his post.This stand-off occurs amidst broader political turmoil, with Andy Burnham emerging as the frontrunner to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader by July 17. In fullStarmer and Mahmood in row over minister’s future after claims about foreign care workersThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Labour’s never-ending psychodrama took yet another magnificent twist today. It looks as if Sir Keir Starmer won’t be alone in making an early exit from government. Efforts are…

Shabana Mahmood has asked the Prime Minister to sack one of her ministers, Mike Tapp, after he wrote an article without her knowledge calling for migrant care workers to be…

The Home Secretary asked the PM to sack Mike Tapp over an article in which he called for foreign care workers to be excused from her latest immigration crackdown.

No 10 refused demand to immediately remove immigration minister over breach of ministerial code

Home Secretary Ms Mahmood has proposed to double the time it takes for most migrants to qualify for permanent residence

Mike Tapp suggested that foreign care workers should be exempt from the Home Secretary’s plans to tighten settlement rules

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has told the PM Mike Tapp must go after he wrote an article calling for her immigration crackdown to be eased.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has told the PM Mike Tapp must go after he wrote an article calling for her immigration crackdown to be eased.

Mike Tapp wrote a piece for the Times calling for overseas care workers to be exempt from hardline immigration changes

Shabana Mahmood has demanded Mike Tapp be sacked over call for care worker exemption to migration rules

The immigration minister has often caused a stir on social media