As if to prove that she has not been distracted by an unusually fierce dispute with Mike Tapp, a junior Home Office minister, Shabana Mahmood has announced changes to Britain’s asylum system that ought to command broad support.
What she proposes is a balance: a safe legal route for a limited number of refugees, matched by stricter eligibility and stronger enforcement. This is the right approach, and Ms Mahmood has been commendably brisk in moving in that direction in the nine months that she has been home secretary.
