SENIOR ministers are squaring off over plans to make migrant workers wait far longer before securing residency rights.Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh is refusing to back the plan announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood which would extend the time before migrant workers would gain indefinite leave to remain from five to 15 years.The row broke out anew after a border security chief said a “mass casualty” tragedy in the Channel was inevitable as bigger boats are used by migrants trying to reach Britain.

SENIOR ministers are squaring off over plans to make migrant workers wait far longer before securing residency rights.

Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh is refusing to back the plan announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood which would extend the time before migrant workers would gain indefinite leave to remain from five to 15 years.

The row broke out anew after a border security chief said a “mass casualty” tragedy in the Channel was inevitable as bigger boats are used by migrants trying to reach Britain.

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