The Independent has reported that Jon Cruddas MP is to table a cross-party Commons motion in support of a regularisation of “irregular” migrants on humanitarian, security, and economic grounds.

The Commons motion calls for a full cross-party debate to consider granting “indefinite leave to remain” as part of a one-off regularisation for migrants who have lived in the UK for more than four years, have a command of English and a referee who is either an employer or person of standing in the community’. The campaign acknowledges the IPPR claim that the regularisation of migrant workers could raise £1bn in taxes.

Mr Cruddas said: “Many have been here for a very long time, have had children here and make an immense contribution. Regularisation is about providing a solution to the problem everyone knows exist but which everyone runs from.”

The Commission will be carefully following the debate on an amnesty, and considering its position on this issue over the next year.

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