Shabana Mahmood demands sacking of minister Mike Tapp over unauthorized immigration article
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Kevin Schofield
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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has demanded that Prime Minister Keir Starmer sack junior Home Office minister Mike Tapp after he wrote a newspaper article without prior approval, breaching collective responsibility. Tapp's article in The Times argued that migrant care workers should be exempt from tough new immigration rules and should not face longer waits for permanent settlement. Downing Street insists Tapp remains in his job, indicating a rift between Starmer and Mahmood.
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bskyShabana Mahmood demands sacking of minister Mike Tapp over unauthorized immigration articlehuffingtonpost.co.ukKey quotes
· 4 pulledMahmood wants junior Home Office minister Mike Tapp sacked after he wrote a newspaper article without running it past her first.
Tapp said migrant care workers should be exempt from tough new immigration rules.
He said it was his 'strong belief' that they should not have to wait longer to apply for permanent settlement in the UK.
That appeared to be a breach of collective responsibility, which bans ministers from speaking out against governm
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