Shabana Mahmood has unveiled further radical reforms to the asylum system, including clamping down on migrants’ ability to stay in the UK based on family ties and restricting modern slavery claims.
The home secretary’s legislation, which was introduced to parliament on Tuesday, includes a restriction to the application of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which safeguards the right to private and family life and is used by some migrants to halt their deportation.
