The Latest Breaking News from Shabana Mahmood

The bulging in-tray of challenges Andy Burnham faces upon entering No 10

From welfare and defence spending to cost of living and geopolitics, we look at the key issues left over from Starmer

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

Mahmood’s cutting of protections for UK-France ‘one in, one out’ asylum deal ruled unlawful

Asylum seekers win ruling against home secretary’s reduction of safeguards for potential victims of trafficking

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

Police say man arrested on suspicion of murder of Ann Widdecombe – UK politics as it happened

A 26-year-old man in custody and officers say incident is not being treated as terrorism

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

New national security bill risks making ‘one of the most dangerous times for aid workers in history worse’

Chair of parliament’s International Development Committee welcomes recent changes to the bill – but calls for more action to protect humanitarian workers

The Independent UK · Jul 6

Community refugee sponsorship: how the Home Office can get its new safe-and-legal route right

As part of a package of reforms to the UK’s asylum system, Shabana Mahmood has laid out the details of a new community sponsorship route for refugees to come to the UK.

The Conversation · Jul 6

Make Ed Miliband chancellor, ex-chief Treasury adviser tells Andy Burnham

Nicholas Stern joins growing number backing Miliband, saying he has vision and experience to revive economy

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5

Southport families say ‘questions remain’ as Mahmood promises action

It comes as the Government promised to do ‘whatever is needed to protect the public’.

Evening Standard · Jul 2

Immigration and asylum bill: why yet another attempt to overhaul the system won’t work

The UK government’s immigration and asylum bill puts forward a number of proposals to overhaul the asylum system. These include changes to how human rights are interpreted, and requiring refugees to pay back some of the support they receive. If passed, it will be the fifth immigration act adopted since…

The Conversation · Jul 2

PM asks Home Secretary to examine options for deporting grooming gang ringleader

He has also been stripped of his British citizenship, leaving him with only Pakistan nationality.

Evening Standard · Jul 2

No 10 accepts all recommendations in Southport attack inquiry, Mahmood says

First phase of inquiry identified multiple failings to prevent murders of three girls, which government will ‘urgently’ address

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2