Illegal migration is ‘tearing our country apart’ and system is broken, says Shabana Mahmood – as it happened Home secretary says it is ‘moral mission’ for her to tackle asylum system The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2025
Labour to deport more families under Mahmood’s new asylum crackdown despite growing backlash - latest Labour backbenchers accuse government of ‘chasing Reform’ with new measures The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2025
Asylum seekers to lose housing and benefit rights under Labour immigration system overhaul Home secretary will also lay out plans meaning refugees who arrive in Britain on small boats or lorries need to wait 20 years before applying to settle permanently The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025
UK government set to make support for asylum seekers ‘discretionary’ Home secretary expected to change system to deny help to those who can work or who have assets The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2025
Shabana Mahmood must take care not to stoke xenophobia THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The home secretary’s policy would be welcome if it helps stop the dangerous cross-Channel traffic, but is it really a deterrent? The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025
Home Secretary to scrap guaranteed asylum support in major system shake-up Shabana Mahmood will lay out a series of reforms to the asylum system in the House of Commons on Monday. Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2025
Home Secretary to announce ‘sweeping changes’ to asylum system Shabana Mahmood will lay out a series of reforms to the asylum system in the House of Commons on Monday. The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025
Safe routes and temporary status for refugees among plans for asylum reform Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil plans to tackle illegal immigration and reform the asylum system on Monday. Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2025
Asylum in UK to be made temporary under Home Secretary’s plans Shabana Mahmood will lay out reforms modelled on the Danish system on Monday. Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2025
Starmer’s predecessor as Director for Public Prosecutions to lead major review of protest laws Exclusive: Home secretary commissions review into laws amid ‘growing concern about protests and hate crime in this country’ The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025
Asylum seekers will only be allowed to stay in the UK temporarily under radical reforms Shabana Mahmood promises ‘the most significant changes to our asylum system in modern times’ in Monday speech The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025
‘They all think Keir is done’: how push to protect Starmer’s job backfired spectacularly Botched briefing operation was proof to many that PM is leading an ineffectual No 10. How did it go so wrong? The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025
No 10 tells Labour MPs it expects support for tough new asylum policies Some backbenchers already opposing planned immigration crackdown seen as ‘economically and culturally illiterate’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025
UK charities condemn ‘immoral’ plans to force asylum seekers to volunteer Making volunteering compulsory for refugees slammed as exploitative, bureaucratic and un-British The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025 Mahmood to unveil anti-migration measures modelled on Danish system Home secretary to set out sweeping plans to deter people from coming to the UK and make deportations easier
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025 Mahmood to announce ‘sweeping reforms’ to tackle illegal migration The Home Secretary is expected to set out plans to deter migrants from coming to the UK.
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025 Mahmood to scrap ‘failed experiment’ of police and crime commissioners The elected officials are in charge of setting police budgets and appointing the chief constable for their area
The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2025 Pressure grows on Starmer to sack chief of staff over briefing row Growing calls for Morgan McSweeney to go after extraordinary briefing operation against Wes Streeting
Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2025 Labour Traitors war: Who has been accused of plotting against the Prime Minister and why? Sir Keir Starmer was forced to condemn ‘completely unacceptable’ briefings against his Health Secretary, Wes Streeting
The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2025 Keir Starmer and his team mount a leadership challenge … to himself It’s as if everyone at No 10 has had a collective breakdown, an act of self-harm on an unimaginable scale
The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025 Will Starmer resign as prime minister and who could replace him? The prime minister has been at the centre of a political storm since admitting he was aware of Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein when he appointed him as US ambassador
Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2025 Labour Traitors War: Starmer told no-one in No10 tried to ‘kneecap’ Streeting as coup frenzy 'turns to farce' The Health Secretary has slammed Downing Street sources for ‘self-defeating and self-destructive behaviour’
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025 Labour leadership crisis erupts after Streeting denies plotting to bring down Starmer Health secretary says Labour MPs who claim PM faces coup have been ‘watching too much “Celebrity Traitors”’
Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2025 Another 503 migrants cross Channel in small boats in single day The latest arrivals come as the Government considers a major shake-up of immigration policy.
Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2025 Explained: What is the Denmark's tough immigration model and are we about to copy it? Denmark's tighter rules on family reunions and restricting some refugees to a temporary stay are among the policies being looked at