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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
John Crace

Shabana Mahmood puts the signs up: Britain is full. No blacks, no dogs, no Irish

Shabana Mahmood
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood making a statement on new reforms to seeking asylum in the UK. Photograph: PRU/AFP/Getty Images

Shabana Mahmood was in a determined frame of mind. It was time to get serious. No more Mr Nice Guy stuff when dealing with illegal immigrants. Not that there was anything like a legal immigrant as far as she was concerned. The only good migrant was a deported migrant. She laced up her Dr Martens. It was Kicking A Door In o’clock. Starting with her own.

Shabana Mahmood had been dozing in bed when Shabana Mahmood had burst into her room and pulled back the duvet. Shabana forced her eyes open, trying to make sense of this unexpected intrusion. She reached for her phone. Where was her security detail? Surely this must be a mistake.

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