The Migration minister will not be sacked after he and Shabana Mahmood received a scolding from the Prime Minister.
A civil war between the Home Secretary and Mike Tapp broke out last night after the junior minister penned an article in The Times defying her immigration reforms.
He argued that migrant care workers should receive “special exemptions” and should not have to wait longer for permanent settlement in Britain.
The Home Office minister said he had been liaising with some of Whitehall’s officials to “develop a better approach than a blanket retrospective extension from five years to 10 years for everyone”.
But Ms Mahmood is said not to have given her junior minister permission to publish the op-ed, while allies claimed that Mr Tapp was vying for a position in a future Burnham Cabinet, despite being a staunch ally of Sir Keir Starmer.
He has received a slew of criticism from Labour Party veterans, including Baroness Hayter who said it was “extraordinary” that a military man “doesn’t understand collective responsibility”, which is the demand that Cabinet must put on a united front.
Nevertheless, a No10 spokesman said: “It is not for any Secretary of State to determine whether the Ministerial Code has been followed, it is a matter for the Prime Minister alone.
“Mike Tapp has been reminded of his obligations under the Ministerial Code including collective responsibility and procedures relating to the clearance and presentation of Government policy.”
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Downing Street said the decision over whether Mr Tapp broke the Ministerial Code was a “matter for the Prime Minister” and the junior minister was “reminded of his obligations”.
Mr Streeting said: “The one person this statement doesn’t reflect badly on is the Home Secretary.”
Mike Tapp apologises for ‘any offence caused’ following ‘poorly-judged tweet’ amid row with Shabana Mahmood
Mike Tapp has apologised for “any offence caused” following a “poorly-judged” post amid an ongoing row with Shabana Mahmood.
In a now-deleted post, the junior minister boasted that he would not be intimidated by his boss and that he has “seen out the Taliban and taken out terrorists”.
The post was swiftly deleted.
Later this afternoon, Mr Tapp said: “Earlier today I wrote a poorly-judged tweet referencing previous experiences in my professional life.
“I realised very quickly that it could be misinterpreted and so I deleted it immediately.
“I apologise wholeheartedly for any offence I may have caused. I have a lot of respect for the Home Secretary and will continue working hard for our country.”
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The Greens described women as “workers who menstrate” in a new policy to hand them 36 extra paid leave days a year.
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The Makerfield MP is likely to become Labour leader on July 17, which gives him three days to move into No10, The Times reported.Lib Dem MP left ‘frustrated’ at plans to house asylum seekers in small Bicester community: ‘It’s inappropriate!’
Callum Miller has declared that MoD Bicester is an “inappropriate site” for housing asylum seekers, following the announcement from the Labour Government to open three more sites.
Speaking to GB News, the Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock expressed his “frustration” with the Home Office for simply “moving asylum seekers from one site to another” and not tackling the problem.
The Government has confirmed plans to open three new sites for housing asylum seekers in Bicester, Suffolk and North Yorkshire.
They are also set to extend the housing of asylum seekers in the Crowborough and Wethersfield ex-military bases.
