Deporting legally settled people is broadly in line' with Tory policy, says Badenoch's office

"but was unable to say whether someone could be deported if they received statutory maternity pay or shared parental leave. Speaking after prime minister's questions, he said the key to whether or not someone was deported was if they were a net contributor in terms of tax and benefits, even though the party's policy says this would happen if someone on ILR received any form of social protection, an official term covering most benefits."

"She said there are a large number of people who came to this country legally but shouldn't have been able to do so. The leader of the opposition agrees with that. Highlighting the party's plan to strip ILR from people who receive benefits, who commit a crime or whose income falls below 38,700 for six months or longer, he said: I think that's broadly in line with what Katie said and that is the Conservative party policy."

Tory plans would retrospectively strip indefinite leave to remain (ILR) from people who claim benefits, commit crimes, or whose income falls below £38,700 for six months. Pension recipients would be excluded from benefit-based stripping, while whether statutory maternity pay or shared parental leave could trigger deportation remains unclear. Deportation would be determined by whether individuals are net contributors in tax and benefits, despite formal policy indicating any form of social protection could trigger ILR removal. A Conservative MP called for many legally settled people to lose ILR to preserve cultural coherence. The party frames these measures as necessary to reduce immigration and the pathway to citizenship.

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