Miatta Fahnbulleh walks in Downing Street while holding a red folder.Image source, PA Media
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Miatta Fahnbulleh initially did not explicitly back the government's proposals

ByEwan Somerville, Political reporter and Alex Forsyth, Political correspondent
  • Published46 minutes ago

The energy minister has insisted she backs Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's immigration reforms after she made what she described as a "light-hearted remark".

Miatta Fahnbulleh was repeatedly asked in an interview on Wednesday whether she supported the government's plans to increase the time it takes for migrants to gain permanent UK residency, but refused to.