11 m. ago Shabana Mahmood’s immigration crackdown overshadowed by Labour leadership rumours

The home secretary said the fallout from anonymous briefings about an alleged coup against Sir Keir Starmer were ‘deeply mortifying’

Politics

24 m. ago Consent for asylum system ‘could fall apart if illegal migration not tackled’

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is due to set out reforms to the asylum system on Monday.

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47 m. ago Labour bids to look tough on borders: Shabana Mahmood says Channel boat migrants must wait 20 years for 'golden ticket' rights to stay permanently

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood insisted she is bringing in ' sweeping' reforms with Channel boat arrivals facing a 20-year wait for permanent settlement in the UK.

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2 h. ago Can methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown?

With temperatures breaching the Paris limit, experts say tackling the powerful gas could buy crucial time as the clean-energy shift stallsCop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in BrazilFor two years, global temperatures have exceeded the 1.5C heating limit laid out in the Paris climate agreement. This overshooting will have “devastating consequences”, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, has warned.The biggest worry for scientists is that further heating could trigger irreversible tipping points, such as the widespread drying out and dying off of the Amazon, or the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, beyond which climate breakdown could spiral out of control. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Home Secretary to scrap guaranteed asylum support in major system shake

Shabana Mahmood will lay out a series of reforms to the asylum system in the House of Commons on Monday.

Society

3 h. ago Shabana Mahmood vows to end UK’s ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers in Labour immigration crackdown

Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently under radical asylum reforms

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5 h. ago From roadways to classrooms, this New Mexico program is bringing women's history out of the shadows

A program in New Mexico highlights the contributions of women through historical markers

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8 h. ago Somali long distance runner seeking asylum in Britain is charged with sex offences

Abdinasir Elmi, 26, whose immigration status is being decided, has been charged with sexual and strangulation crimes. Elmi will stand trial next February.

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9 h. ago MATT GOODWIN: Don't be fooled ...the Danish immigration crackdown that Labour wants to emulate has already been foiled by human rights judges

MATT GOODWIN: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce a suite of initiatives, which she will claim will drastically reduce illegal migration without requiring Britain to leave the ECHR

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10 h. ago Home Secretary vows to make illegal migrants wait 20 years before applying to stay in the UK permanently

The Home Secretary will unveil the proposals as part of wider plans, based on hardline Danish laws, to curb immigration and reduce the 'pull-factor' bringing migrants to the UK.

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11 h. ago Home Secretary to announce ‘sweeping changes’ to asylum system

Shabana Mahmood will lay out a series of reforms to the asylum system in the House of Commons on Monday

Society

12 h. ago Asylum seekers to lose housing and benefit rights under Labour immigration system overhaul

Home secretary vows to make refugee status temporary as part of system overhaul

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12 h. ago UK government set to make support for asylum seekers ‘discretionary’

Home secretary expected to change system to deny help to those who can work or who have assetsShabana Mahmood is expected to announce changes to Britain’s asylum system on Monday in an attempt to quell rising fears about immigration.The home secretary plans to amend laws that guarantee housing and financial support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. Continue reading...

Politics

12 h. ago UK to curtail asylum seekers’ automatic right to accommodation

Home secretary says Britain’s ‘generosity’ is ‘drawing illegal migrants’

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12 h. ago Striking doctors’ bosses turn against them as public support crumbles over pay battle

STRIKING doctors’ bosses are turning against them as public support crumbles for their pay battle with ministers. Hundreds of hospital chiefs applauded Health Secretary Wes Streeting this week when he branded the British Medical Association “unreasonable” and “reprehensible”. Managers have urged union barons to tone down their demands for a 26 per cent pay rise...

Economics

13 h. ago Safe routes and temporary status for refugees among plans for asylum reform

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil plans to tackle illegal immigration and reform the asylum system on Monday.

Events

13 h. ago It's war! Hundreds take to the streets in protest over Starmer's plan to house 300 asylum seekers at Scottish barracks

Scots have sent a resounding message of defiance to Keir Starmer over his plan to house hundreds of asylum seekers at a historic military base.

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17 h. ago Less than half of public trust their neighbours, figures show

General Secretary of the Co-operative Party Joe Fortune raised concerns over Government figures showing just 41% felt many in their neighbourhood could be trusted

Culture

18 h. ago Two arrested over phone hidden in Commons to reportedly play sex noises during PMQs

Police believe device was deliberately planted near frontbench to disrupt proceedings, prompting heightened security in parliamentPolice have arrested two men in connection with a mobile phone hidden in the House of Commons that was reportedly planted there to play sex noises during prime minister’s questions.The phone was found near the frontbench during a routine sweep of the chamber. It is believed to have been intended to interrupt the keynote weekly showdown between Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch in September. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago The shady BMW driving 'Mr Fixit' who sets up mini marts across Britain for asylum seekers to rake in £150k a year selling illegal cigarettes

While his true identity is unknown, he operates under the names Shaxawan Jamal and Kardos Mateen. To others he is simply referred to as 'the accountant'.

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