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Voices: From New Labour to Blue Labour – is Shabana Mahmood now the true heir to Blair?

COMMENT: The home secretary’s swashbuckling performance in parliament won rave reviews from supporters of the former prime minister, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

Is Shabana Mahmood’s plan to seize the jewels of asylum seekers a joke?

The home secretary’s idea makes her sound so much like a cartoon villain that I initially assumed it couldn’t be true, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025

Shabana Mahmood swears in House of Commons while defending asylum crackdown

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood swore in the House of Commons as she defended her proposed major overhaul of the asylum system.

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

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Asylum changes seek to use children as a weapon, says Labour peer Alf Dubs

Dubs, who was a child refugee, says Shabana Mahmood’s ‘shabby’ plans will increase community tensions

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025

Shabana Mahmood tells Nigel Farage to ‘sod off’ after he invites her to join Reform

It came after Nigel Farage said the home secretary sounds like a Reform supporter following her controversial proposals to overhaul the asylum system

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

Every Labour MP elected on pledge to secure borders, Reed says amid backlash

Some Labour figures have publicly condemned plans to overhaul the asylum system.

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025

Voices: ‘The narrative has been overtaken by far-right lies’: Readers weigh in on Labour’s asylum crackdown

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided over Labour’s immigration reforms. While many reluctantly accepted the need for tougher rules, others warned that plans to rewrite human rights laws and curb ECHR protections risk dragging the party too far to the right

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

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UK asylum reforms will harm community cohesion, says Scottish minister

The plans have also been criticised by some Labour backbenchers.

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025

Shabana Mahmood says Nigel Farage can 'sod off' as she defends sweeping asylum system reforms

The Home Secretary has hit back at Nigel Farage after he suggested her plan to shake up the asylum system was her ‘audition to join Reform’

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025

The Standard podcast: Labour proposes new Danish-style immigration system

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Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025

Charities take Home Office to court over ‘prison-like’ overcrowded migrant hotels

Government accused of forcing trafficking and torture survivors to share rooms with strangers in case that comes amid growing criticism over sweeping plans to overhaul UK’s asylum system

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

Tuesday briefing: What Labour hopes to learn from Denmark’s hardline asylum stance

In today’s newsletter: Shabana Mahmood is pitching radical new limits on whether asylum seekers can ever gain settled status – but it may come with political consequences

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025

Labour minister says UK will not tolerate ‘covert and calculated’ spying by China - live updates

The Tories have pressed the Government to place China in the enhanced tier of the foreign influence registration scheme (Firs)

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

Keir Starmer insists he will lead Labour into next general election

The prime minister said that discussions around his leadership amounted to time-wasting

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025

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Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025

Mahmood battles backlash from Labour MPs over asylum reforms

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said ‘to maintain the generosity that allows us to provide sanctuary, we must restore order and control’.

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025

Shabana Mahmood rules out joining Reform after MP praises ‘rhetoric’ on asylum seekers

The Home Secretary’s proposals were praised by both Reform and Conservative MPs

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025

The Home Secretary’s asylum reform plans explained – and how it’s similar to the Danish system

The reforms are aimed to make Britain a less appealing destination for illegal migrants and to simplify their removal from the UK

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025

Starmer facing backlash from Labour MPs over ‘cruel’ asylum reforms

The controversial plans to tackle the asylum system have been likened to the policies of far right activist Tommy Robinson

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

Labour’s asylum plans are horribly cruel – but they’re also a mix of hype, old policy and unachievable promises

There is mounting disquiet among Labour MPs, while the vulnerable refugees at the heart of this story are living with a renewed sense of panic, says Diane Taylor, who writes on human rights, racism and civil liberties

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

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

We had always given sanctuary to those who needed it, she said, only now we would kick them out as soon as possible

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

Starmer facing fresh challenge as Labour MPs condemn asylum plans

Significant divisions exposed within party as angry backbenchers vow to force changes to hardline proposals

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025

UK asylum reforms spark backlash within Labour Party, support from rivals

The British government plans to tighten its asylum system, sparking resistance within its own party

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025

Home Secretary sets out reforms to overhaul ‘unfair’ asylum system

Shabana Mahmood said it was the ‘uncomfortable truth’ that the UK’s asylum offer compared to other European countries is drawing people to the UK.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

The Guardian view on Labour’s asylum plans: ministers cannot out-Farage the far right and should stop trying

Editorial: Shabana Mahmood’s asylum overhaul burdens an overstretched system and hands political advantage to her opponents

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025

Asylum seekers will not view Ireland more favourably than UK – minister

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said he will be publishing a new International Protection Bill to reform Ireland’s asylum system later this year.

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