Refugees already granted asylum and living in Britain could be deported as a result of the Government’s migration shake-up .

Shabana Mahmood’ s move to make refugee status temporary will apply retrospectively to those already granted asylum in the UK, The i Paper has learned.

It means that if a refugee has not already been granted indefinite right to remain before the Home Secretary’s new legislation comes into force, they will be deported if their home country is subsequently deemed safe by the Government.

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Currently, refugees can apply for permanent settlement after living in the UK for five years, but under the new system they will only be able to do so after 20 years.

One of the most radical aspects of Mahmood’s

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