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David Lynch

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Human rights law overhaul planned as part of mahmood s sweeping asylum reforms - Caught on Camera

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is setting out asylum reforms (Jeff Overs/BBC) - (PA Media)

Ministers will overhaul human rights law to make deporting illegal migrants easier, as part of a sweeping reform of the asylum system.

Billed as the largest change to the UK’s system in the modern era, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood plans to rewrite how Britain grants refuge to those fleeing conflict and upheaval with a statement in the House of Commons on Monday.

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