The Latest Breaking News from Shabana Mahmood

Number of refugees allowed to settle in UK under UN schemes falls 26% in a year

Refugee Council says Home Office figures show safe and legal pathways are ‘disappearing when most needed’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025

Shabana Mahmood and my surprise at teenagers’ views on immigration

Letters: Rev Dr Michael Fox responds to an article by Nesrine Malik on the home secretary using her ‘story’ to silence criticism of her policies

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025

GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism

Rightwing activist claimed Commons deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani should be barred because she was born in Pakistan

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2025

Why Starmer’s desire to govern as ‘Mr Rules’ is bound to fail

In the face of multiple crises, disruptive technology and populism, making Britain orderly again is an impossible goal, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

Net migration drop ‘step in the right direction’ – Starmer

Net migration peaked at a record 944,000 in the year to March 2023 but has fallen sharply since then.

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025

Net migration falls to lowest annual figure since 2021, new estimates suggest

Latest figures show the number dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, down 69% year-on-year from 649,000.

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025

Terror suspect of Sri Lankan bombings seeking asylum in UK on grounds he 'fears persecution' at home

The Sri Lankan man was arrested in 2022 but released on bail before he left his home country and travelled to the UK

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025

How new asylum policies will affect child refugees

The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has announced plans for the biggest overhaul of the UK asylum system in decades. Some of the harshest criticism of the proposals has come from Labour peer Lord Alf Dubs, a former child refugee who came to Britain on the Kindertransport from Prague in 1939.…

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025

Shabana Mahmood is an avatar of open Britain – that’s what makes her fable about immigration so seductive

‘She is the daughter of immigrants,’ supporters of her cruel asylum policies say. ‘How can she be wrong?’ Let me put them straight, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025

‘We thought the Rwanda scheme was the worst of it’: Enver Solomon on leading – and leaving – the Refugee Council

It has been a difficult week for those working with refugees and migrants in the UK, after Labour announced controversial new plans. Sadly, Solomon is used to such turmoil. He discusses hostility, hope and asylum hotels

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025