Migrants who want to remain in the Britain will have to learn English to a high standard volunteer in their community, the Home Secretary is expected to say.

In her Labour Party conference speech on Monday, Shabana Mahmood is set to lay out a series of conditions for those seeking indefinite leave to remain status.

Asylum seekers will also need to have a clean criminal record, be working, paying national insurance and not be claiming benefits, under the proposed changes.

Labour said there is a “dividing line” between the Government’s proposals and Reform UK’s pledge to scrap settled status for all non-EU migrants.

A consultation on the changes will be launched later this year.

In its White Paper published in May, the Government also pledged to increase the amount of time migrants have to wait before they can apply for indefinite leave to remain in Britain to 10 years.

Currently, most migrants who come to the UK on time-limited work visas can make an application for indefinite leave to remain after five years.

In her speech, Ms Mahmood is also expected to express her fears that “patriotism, a force for good, is turning into something smaller, something more like ethno-nationalism”.

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The Home Secretary will argue her toughness on secure borders, fair migration and safe streets are essential components of an “open, generous, tolerant” country.

She will also warn party members that “you won’t always like what I do”.

Ms Mahmood will speak about her parents’ experience of arriving in the UK, arguing the acceptance of migrants depends on their contribution to local communities.

She is also expected to refer to her personal experience of shoplifting while working behind the till of her family’s corner shop as a child.

The Home Secretary will launch a “winter of action” scheme in a bid to tackle shoplifting.

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said Labour was “playing catch-up” with Conservative proposals to toughen indefinite leave to remain rules.

But he said the plans were a “watered-down copy” of his party’s plans, which went further by pledging to also end automatic citizenship routes, put an annual cap on legal migration and not renew visas for the unemployed or those in low-paid jobs.

“This is the same Labour Government that scrapped the Rwanda deterrent and then lost control of our borders,” Mr Philp said.

“Only the Conservatives have a detailed and deliverable plan in our Deportation Bill. That is how you restore control, not more gimmicks.”

Reform UK unveiled its plans on immigration last week, pledging to scrap settled status for all non-EU migrants, requiring those who have been granted indefinite leave to remain to re-apply under much stricter rules.

The party’s plan would require migrants to repeatedly apply for new visas under stricter criteria, effectively ending the pathway to permanent settlement that currently exists.

Sir Keir Starmer accused Reform of promoting a “racist” policy.

Speaking to the BBC, the Prime Minister said: “I do think that it is a racist policy. I do think it is immoral. It needs to be called out for what it is.”

“I think there are plenty of people who vote Reform or thinking of voting Reform who are frustrated.”

Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf hit back at the Sir Keir’s criticism, accusing Labour of threatening to brand anyone opposing welfare access for foreign nationals as racist.

The party’s Head of Policy said: “Labour’s message to the country is clear: pay hundreds of billions for foreign nationals to live off the state forever or Labour will call you racist.

He added: “Reform’s plan will ensure only British people can access welfare and that migrants contribute to society.”