Starmer and Home Secretary Mahmood clash over Immigration Minister Tapp's future after policy breach
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Chris Mason, Joshua Nevett
Summary
A political dispute has emerged between UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Prime Minister Keir Starmer over Immigration Minister Mike Tapp's future. Tapp wrote an article in The Times calling for foreign care workers to be exempt from Mahmood's planned visa rule changes. Mahmood, who learned of the article only when the newspaper contacted her team, believes Tapp breached ministerial rules and should be sacked. However, Downing Street has indicated that Tapp will remain in his post.
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bskyStarmer and Home Secretary Mahmood clash over Immigration Minister Tapp's future after policy breachbbc.co.ukKey quotes
· 3 pulledTapp had written for the Times newspaper, external calling for foreign care workers to be exempt from Mahmood's plans to change visa rules for migrants already living in the UK.
It is understood that the first Mahmood knew of this was when the newspaper rang her team for comment, and she believes Tapp should be sacked for writing the article, which she sees as a breach of ministerial rules.
But Downing Street is letting it be known that Tapp remain
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