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Tuesday briefing: Inside Shabana Mahmood’s new UK asylum reforms

In today’s newsletter: As the home secretary details reforms to the asylum system, a look at the challenges Labour faces – and what better story could be told about immigration

The Guardian - UK

‘Our duty is to bring people together’: interfaith St George’s Day events seek to counter hatred

Amid rising antisemitism and anti-Muslim bigotry, community and faith leaders stress the need for unity

The Guardian - UK

Trump, Musk and now UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe – they are the enablers, making racists feel great again

With their profile and vile words, these malign provocateurs are tearing down decency’s guardrails, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Forget Jim Ratcliffe’s half-apology: to speak of immigrants ‘colonising’ Britain crosses a line and he must fix that

He fused an echo of Enoch Powell with the spirit of the far right’s great replacement theory. This is no way to progress a humane migration debate, says Sunder Katwala, director of British Future

The Guardian - UK

Are asylum seekers really more likely to commit violent crime in the UK?

As claims spread suggesting men from certain backgrounds have a propensity to commit certain crimes, here’s why the statistics fail to provide the full picture

The Guardian - UK

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

Sunder Katwala on race, patriotism and flag-waving: ‘The far right is vocal and angry because it is shrinking’

The director of British Future has spent his career trying to find common ground when it comes to race and immigration. He describes his own experience of racism – and why he’s still hopeful for the UK

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Farage aims for hardline vibes with his mass deportation plan

Reform UK leader cuts loose with far-right anti-immigration rhetoric, but still finds little pushback from Labour or Tories

The Guardian - UK

‘A dangerous moment’: the emboldening of Britain’s far right

In a summer of anti-migrant rallies, flags and nationalistic rhetoric, observers warn there is a lack of government voices pushing back

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Nobody understands what ‘global majority’ means – so let’s not use it

COMMENT: As a survey of ethnic minority Britons finds that the term, popular in progressive and academic circles, is used by just 7 per cent of the people it is meant to include, Sunder Katwala says it erases unique cultural heritage – and that foisting it upon people is a…

The Independent UK

Labour faces watershed moment with Black and Asian voters, experts warn

Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ immigration speech brings wave of condemnation from anti-racism campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Number of UK visas issued for work, study, family or resettlement falls by third

Visas issued for health and care workers and their families have tumbled by 68%.

Evening Standard

Cross-party body will seek to rebuild UK community cohesion after riots

New commission led by Sajid Javid and John Denham aims to speak to millions following unrest over Southport attack

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‘I won’t be dancing in the streets’: views on Tories’ first black leader

Kemi Badenoch’s election is evidence of strong meritocracy, say some activists and public figures, while others question her ideology

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From a childhood in Nigeria to Tory leader: the remarkable rise of Kemi Badenoch

The woman who now leads the Conservative party was born in London, but growing up in west Africa shaped the politician she would become, writes Sunder Katwala

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch elected new Conservative leader – as it happened

Badenoch says Tories need ‘a clear plan to change this country by changing the way that government works’

The Independent UK

Online misinformation fueled tensions over the stabbing attack in Britain that killed 3 children

Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false name of a supposed suspect was circulating on social media

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‘A galvanising sense of unity’: a football team that is multiracial and distinctively English

As Ollie Watkins scored in the Euros semifinal, the country celebrated as one – with a team that’s comfortable in its own skin, whatever the colour

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Labour sends activists to 13 seats where it fears losing Muslim voters over Gaza

Concern continues after local elections and George Galloway win that party’s position on Israel-Gaza war still eroding support

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Sadiq Khan’s win ‘bucks trend’ of Muslim voters rejecting Labour over Gaza, say party figures

Resounding victory in London mayoral race came despite media reports suggesting it would be a close contest

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U.K. Parliament approves a plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda

The British government has pushed the plan as a way to deter asylum-seekers from taking boats to Britain. But the U.N. human rights office has warned aviation authorities not to take part.

The Guardian - UK

Britain is not without its problems. But Vaughan Gething proves how diverse it really is

The UK now has ethnic minority leadership in Downing Street, Scotland and Wales – and it hardly even counts as a surprise, says the director of British Future

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Michael Gove’s definition of extremism could have chilling effects on free speech

In today’s newsletter: Critics also claim the veteran Tory’s non-binding description of extremism could lead the far right to target non-violent community groups

The Guardian - UK

‘Everyone’s second preference’: could James Cleverly be the next Tory leader?

The right wing of the party is talking up Kemi Badenoch. But the gaffe-prone home secretary might have the last laugh

The Guardian - UK

Parliament after next general election will be most diverse ever, analysis shows

Record number of female and ethnic minority MPs expected to sit in Commons according to study of candidate selections

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