5 h. ago Mahmood battles backlash from Labour MPs over asylum reforms

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said ‘to maintain the generosity that allows us to provide sanctuary, we must restore order and control’.

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5 h. ago Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood rages as she's 'called f****** p***' on UK streets

The Home Secretary set out the Government's migration plans in the Commons on Monday, and hit back at accusations her plans are "stoking division" across the UK

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5 h. ago What chance do any of Labour's asylum reforms have of really working? Read DAVID BARRETT's analysis

A controversial new plan to reform the asylum system has been set out by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Here are its main points, and their chances of success...

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6 h. ago Racist abuse that means I KNOW broken asylum system must be fixed: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood rejects claims from liberal critics her reforms are stoking division

The Home Secretary was accused of 'stoking division' as she unveiled her controversial plan, which came under fire from many within her own party.

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8 h. ago Shabana Mahmood warns of asylum 'uncomfortable truth' as plan sparks backlash

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the UK has not been tough enough at removing failed asylum seekers as she unveiled the biggest shake-up in a generation - but faced criticism over the plans

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9 h. ago 'I am the one that's regularly called a f***ing P***': Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood hits back at MP's claim she's 'stoking division' as she unveils asylum overhaul

In a forthright response to critics, Ms Mahmood described to the House of Commons how she is 'regularly called a f***ing P*** and told to go back home'.

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9 h. ago Home Secretary sets out reforms to overhaul ‘unfair’ asylum system

Shabana Mahmood said it was the ‘uncomfortable truth’ that the UK’s asylum offer compared to other European countries is drawing people to the UK.

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9 h. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s asylum plans: ministers cannot out

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum overhaul burdens an overstretched system and hands political advantage to her opponentsIn government, politicians often mistake gestures for progress. It is disappointing to see Shabana Mahmood succumb to that temptation. The home secretary’s flurry of proposals are designed to signal purpose, but constitute a wishlist of demands that her department can’t deliver. Currently, those fleeing persecution are given a five-year right to stay in the country and can apply for settled status after that. Ms Mahmood wants refugees to stay in the country initially only for a 30-month period, and then review their status to see whether they will be allowed to remain in the country for another 30 months. After two decades in Britain, they could apply to stay here permanently.Denmark is held up as the model. A decade ago a centre-left government there was under pressure, with a surging populist right and immigration dominating voters’ concerns. Danish Social Democrats clai...

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11 h. ago Mahmood sets out plans for tougher asylum system in face of Labour resistance

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said even people who are genuine refugees ‘asylum shop’ their way across Europe before choosing the UK.

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12 h. ago 14 major asylum system changes as Shabana Mahmood announces draconian shake

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has unveiled a string of controversial measures aimed at cutting small boat crossings - including an end to the UK's legal duty to support asylum seekers

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14 h. ago Labour's migrant crackdown descends into farce as Left's mutiny on jewellery seizures forces ministers to deny they want to take 'family heirlooms'

An asylum overhaul described by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood as the biggest for a generation is at risk of unravelling even before she has formally unveiled it.

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15 h. ago UK Government asylum plans are ‘chaotic soundbites’ says Scottish Tory Findlay

The Home Secretary is expected to lay out changes to the asylum system on Monday.

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16 h. ago Labour mutiny at plan to take migrants' jewellery plunges crackdown into chaos: Home Secretary backpedals on tough Denmark

An overhaul Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has described as the biggest for a generation is at risk of unravelling even before she has formally unveiled it.

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17 h. ago Labour revolt on tough borders: Mahmood plans to strip assets from Channel boat migrants and make them wait 20 years for settlement

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is unveiling what she has promised will be the biggest overhaul for decades, admitting that uncontrolled immigration is dividing the nation.

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19 h. ago Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood faces Labour MP backlash over asylum shake

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil a raft of measures later today to ramp up removals of foreign criminals and make refugee status temporary and subject to regular review

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20 h. ago Government to make major statement to nation in Parliament at 3.30pm as criticism grows

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will lay out a series of reforms to the asylum system in the House of Commons on Monday aimed at making Britain a less attractive destination for illegal migrants

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26 h. ago The Home Secretary has finally grasped something about immigration few in Labour understand. But I still have two grave doubts about her plan to curtail it: STEPHEN GLOVER

Illegal immigration is 'tearing Britain apart', Shabana Mahmood told yesterday's Sunday Times. The Home Secretary used the same words later on the BBC.

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28 h. ago Home Secretary plans visa bans for three countries amid asylum system overhaul

Shabana Mahmood is set to rewrite how Britain grants refuge to those fleeing conflict and upheaval with a statement in the House of Commons on Monday.

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29 h. ago Major changes to 'out of control' asylum system as Home Secretary issues warning

The plans come after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said Britain's asylum system was 'out of control and warned that illegal migration was 'tearing our country apart'

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29 h. ago Human rights law overhaul planned as part of Mahmood’s sweeping asylum reforms

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood plans to rewrite how Britain grants refuge to those fleeing conflict and upheaval with a statement in the Commons.

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