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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kiran Stacey and Diane Taylor

Shabana Mahmood accused of mimicking Trump as she announces asylum plans

Mahmood stands at a lectern, with a union flag to her left
Mahmood delivering a speech at the Institute for Public Policy Research in Westminster on Thursday. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Shabana Mahmood has put herself on a collision course with Labour MPs after announcing a set of changes to the immigration system that one backbencher said mimicked Donald Trump and another claimed would lead to a Windrush-style scandal.

The home secretary announced her plans on Thursday, including an end to permanent refugee status and the removal of government support from asylum seekers who are deemed not to need it or who break the law.

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