In response to the ongoing controversy, immigration minister Mike Tapp, who was a strong backer of Keir Starmer, wrote in a post on X this morning:

double quotation markOk, morning all. It’s gone from ‘he broke the ministerial code’ to ‘he stole my idea’.

I have put my views across on a policy I’ve been working on for months (I have the receipts) in an Op Ed in the times. Give it a read, and let’s continue to discuss.

I won’t be intimidated to drop my views. Stay classy! Oh and I’m at a wedding in San Francisco, but happy to talk more when I’m back (I promise that’s the Golden Gate Bridge hidden by the fog).

Mike Tapp, the immigration minister, wrote an article for the Times about migrant care workers without Shabana Mahmood’s knowledge.
Mike Tapp, the immigration minister, wrote an article for the Times about migrant care workers without Shabana Mahmood’s knowledge. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

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