92 m. 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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2 h. ago Starmer facing growing backlash from Labour MPs as Mahmood sets out asylum plans – UK politics live

Home secretary to announce a drastic tightening of rules, including requiring asylum seekers to wait 20 years before getting the right to permanently settle in UKMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers. Continue reading...

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4 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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4 h. ago Starmer braced for backlash from Labour MPs as Mahmood sets out asylum plans – UK politics live

Home secretary to announce a drastic tightening of rules, including requiring asylum seekers to wait 20 years before getting the right to permanently settle in UKMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers. Continue reading...

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5 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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15 h. ago Lawyers and Labour MPs to torpedo Mahmood's asylum plan: Home Secretary warned Left

The Home Secretary was told that for as long as Britain remained signed up to human rights laws, those ordered to return home would be able to avoid deportation.

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16 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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16 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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24 h. ago Home Secretary says illegal migration 'tearing UK apart' as hardline plan unveiled

Shabana Mahmood will set out plans on Monday billed as the biggest shake-up to the asylum system since the Second World War, with measures inspired by Denmark's hardline model

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29 h. 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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39 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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42 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.

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65 h. ago Reeves' climbdown on income tax proves Labour is now the puppet of Left

Rachel Reeves last night faced accusations that she ripped up her Budget to head off another revolt from Labour MPs who feared breaking the party's manifesto promise on tax would be electoral suicide.

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3 d. ago Mahmood to unveil changes to tackle illegal migration modelled on Danish system

Home secretary to set out plans to deter migrants from coming to the UK and make deportations easierThe home secretary is due to announce sweeping changes next week aimed at making the UK less attractive for illegal immigrants and modelled on the Danish system.Shabana Mahmood is expected to set out plans to deter migrants from coming to the UK and make it easier to deport those who do in a statement to MPs on Monday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Rachel Reeves gives strongest sign yet she WILL break Labour's manifesto vows on tax at Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested the only way she could keep the promises not to increase income tax, national insurance or VAT was to cut investment - something she has ruled out.

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7 d. ago New Channel farce as ANOTHER 'hokey cokey' migrant returns to Britain by small boat after being deported to France

In a new farce, the unnamed migrant came back to the UK across the Channel yesterday, Remembrance Sunday.

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7 d. ago Grim milestone for Shabana Mahmood as 10,000 migrants cross Channel in just 66 DAYS since she became Home Secretary faster than any predecessor since 2022

The grim milestone has been reached under Shabana Mahmood more quickly than under any of her predecessors since 2022.

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7 d. ago Mutinous Labour MPs warn Rachel Reeves of electoral meltdown if she breaks manifesto pledge with 2p tax hike

Rachel Reeves has been dropping heavy hints that income tax could go up in the package on November 26 - despite the move being explicitly ruled out in the manifesto.

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7 d. ago Reeves to hammer London and South East with 2.8m facing Budget blow from 2p income tax rise

The Chancellor has been hit by a Labour revolt over breaking the party’s manifesto by raising income tax

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1 week ago Keir Starmer hit by bitter Cabinet infighting over Lammy’s handling of jail crisis and Labour revolt on tax

Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says the Government ‘should be following through’ on its manifesto pledge on not raising key taxes

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