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New measures to tackle extremism at universities and in charity sector unveiled
14+ hour, 59+ min ago (737+ words) A host of measures to tackle extremism at universities and in the charity sector have been unveiled in a push for "social cohesion" between communities in the UK. The government is launching a new action plan in an effort to…...
What are Shabana Mahmood’s changes to the asylum system?
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (587+ words) Shabana Mahmood announced a series of changes to the rules governing both regular and irregular migration on Thursday as the government tries to restore control over what it says is a broken system. Some of the changes have already been…...
This is how migration has affected the UK population this decade
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (755+ words) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said on Thursday that one in 30 people currently living in the UK arrived in the country between 2021 and mid-2024. She presented the figure to underscore the recent impact of net migration, which measures the difference between the…...
Mahmood says Labour should not become ‘more Green or more Reform’ on migration
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (869+ words) Labour should not be tempted to become "more Green" or "more Reform" on its migration policy, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said, while admitting that it is a "difficult time" for her party. Ms Mahmood said her party's identity is…...
Failed asylum seekers will be paid up to £40k to leave the UK, Shabana Mahmood announces
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (658+ words) Failed asylum seeker families with children will be offered up to "40,000 to leave the country quickly or face being deported, Shabana Mahmood has announced. As part of the home secretary's immigration overhaul, a pilot scheme has been launched for 150 families…...
Home Office: Offering failed asylum claim families £40,000 is not a pull factor
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (878+ words) A scheme offering the families of failed asylum seekers up to "40,000 to leave the UK will not be a "pull factor, the Home Office has insisted. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said a small number of failed asylum seekers will be…...
Sweeping new UK visa changes announced by Home Office after 'unacceptably high' abuse of system
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (601+ words) Sweeping new changes to UK visas have been announced by the Home Secretary in a bid to prevent "unacceptably high" abuse of Britain's immigration system. Shabana Mahmood has revealed visa suspensions for some countries and new rules for others as…...
Home secretary to urge Labour left to back hardline immigration crackdown
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (1042+ words) Shabana Mahmood will warn that the scale of small boat arrivals is "breeding fear" as she warns MPs on the left of her party to back her hardline immigration reforms. It comes as she begins to introducing sweeping changes that…...
Shabana Mahmood to outline ‘firm but fair’ asylum system that could see some claimants enter job market – UK politics live
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (981+ words) Mahmood hit back yesterday in a column for the Guardian at demands from senior labour movement figures for ministers to stop focusing on migration and to soften their attacks on the Green party. The home secretary wrote: Restoring order at…...
‘Unprecedented’ visa bans placed on four nations after asylum applications rocket 470%
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (464+ words) Unprecedented" visa restrictions have been placed on four countries after asylum applications soared. The Home Office confirmed on Wednesday that an emergency brake" had been placed on UK student visas for people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan. The Government…...