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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matty Edwards

Shabana Mahmood says damning report shows Home Office ‘not fit for purpose’

Shabana Mahmood addressing Home Office at a podium in front of a union jack
Shabana Mahmood said the report by the former special adviser Nick Timothy showed the Home Office had been ‘set up to fail’. Photograph: Andy Taylor/Home Office

Shabana Mahmood has said the Home Office is “not yet fit for purpose” after the release of a damning report that was kept secret for years.

The review, written under the previous government, uncovered a series of perceived shortcomings including a “culture of defeatism” on immigration, a lack of trust from other departments, and “several confused and conflicting systems”.

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