Backbench letter: main concerns raised

As ministers and backbenchers criticise Shabana Mahmood’s immigration plans, is Labour about to water them down? And what is behind the splits over the policy?

Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea go behind the scenes of Labour’s battle over immigration reform.

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