Shabana Mahmood Isn't a Reform Tribute – She's a Full-Throated Solo Act

Shabana Mahmood isn't a Reform tribute – she's a full-throated solo act

In the manner of The Italian Job, the new Home Secretary had clearly decided to blow all the bloody doors off asylum and immigration policy- and shout loudly about it. Tearing up many decades of accumulated customs and practices and portending more legal changes to come, Shabana Mahmood wanted her colleagues and the rest of us to know that Britain is set to become one of the most uninviting places in Europe for those who do not squeeze through a…

Mahmood's Asylum Plan 'Conflates Control With Cruelty'

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Photo: Milo Chandler/Alamy Live NewsCampaigners and academics have united to condemn new measures unveiled in the Commons yesterday designed to restrict the rights of asylum seekers to build a new life in the UK.Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood plans to subject refugees to reviews every 30 months to see if their country of origin is safe to return. They would only be eligible to apply for citizenship after living he…

Shabana Mahmood tears apart Green MP over her party’s ‘hypocrisy’

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood tore into Green Party MP Carla Denyer yesterday in the Commons during what was a fiery clash over the government’s overhaul of the asylum system. Mahmood set out the biggest overhaul to the UK’s asylum policy since the second world war. It is modelled on the stricter approach brought in by Denmark’s centre-left government, makes refugee status temporary, narrows the appeal process and threatens visa bans on countri…

'It's all rhetoric!' Zia Yusuf declares Shabana Mahmood's asylum reforms will 'not see the light of day' in scathing takedown

Shabana Mahmood's plans to reform Britain's asylum system are "half-baked" and "all rhetoric", Zia Yusuf has told GB News

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

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the UK has not been tough enough at removing failed asylum seekers as she unveiled the biggest shake-up in a generation – but faced criticism over the plans 20:08, 17 Nov 2025Updated 20:09, 17 Nov 2025 Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood warned divisive groups will grow stronger unless the Government gets a grip on asylum(Image: Getty Images) Shabana Mahmood claimed the UK had not been tough enough removing faile…