Shabana Mahmood hints she could water down plans on leave to remain Home secretary under pressure over changes that would make it harder for foreign workers to claim permanent residence The Guardian - UK · Sep 28
Shabana Mahmood: I feel revulsion and fear at the sight of masked racists The home secretary said stricter rules on migrants living in the UK will be fair after opposition The Independent UK · Sep 28
Afghan women and Palestinians to be prioritised as UK restarts refugee scheme SHABANA Mahmood will announce the reopening of a scheme to resettle refugees in the UK, which will prioritise Afghan women and girls and… The National (Scotland) · Sep 28
Shabana Mahmood Insists Refugee Routes 'Must Be Capped and Controlled' as UK Welcomes Afghan Women and Palestinians The UK will reopen its resettlement scheme for vulnerable Afghan women, girls and Palestinians, while experts warn that the initial scale may be too small to deter irregular Channel crossings. International Business Times UK · Sep 28
UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians Exclusive: Move by Shabana Mahmood comes after closure of Afghan scheme last year but experts say numbers too small to deter Channel crossings The Guardian - UK · Sep 27
UK terror suspects aimed for 'big damage' at airbase, Trump says President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the five people arrested on terrorism-related charges in the United Kingdom were aiming to do significant damage to the UK base that houses US troops and aircraft. Radio France Internationale · Sep 27
Angela Rayner stands by attack on care worker visa reforms ahead of Labour conference Housing secretary says Home Office moved goalposts with ‘disruptive’ change to permanent residence rules The Guardian - UK · Sep 26
Angela Rayner hits out at Shabana Mahmood’s migrant visa plans on eve of Labour conference Andy Burnham could faces unrest among Labour’s big beasts as he heads into his first party conference as prime minister The Independent UK · Sep 26
Burnham faces unrest among Labour big beasts ahead of party conference The Prime Minister is due to give a speech at the conference on Tuesday, which he hopes will set out the guiding purpose for Labour in Government. Evening Standard · Sep 26
The tricky tests awaiting Andy Burnham after Labour conference From a difficult economic landscape to decisions on oil and gas drilling, welfare spending and the Chagos Islands, we look at what’s on the horizon The Guardian - UK · Sep 26
Burnham blames Brexit for small boats crisis - but rules out early general election Burnham lamented a ‘loss of collaboration with neighbours’ following Brexit but has ‘knocked dead’ the idea of an early election before 2029 The Independent UK · Sep 25
Government to ‘push further and harder’ after 781 cross Channel in one day The tally for Wednesday came in the same week as two boats arrived in Britain undetected. The Independent UK · Sep 24
Small boat arrivals in 2026 near 19,000 as single day record is broken in English Channel IN FULL The Independent UK · Sep 24
Evening Standard · Sep 24 Channel crossings: Home Office records 781 arrivals in a day It comes after two boats landed undetected on British shores in two days this week.
The Independent UK · Sep 24 Nearly 800 migrants cross English Channel in single day to set 2026 record Nearly 19,000 people have arrived on small boats so far this year - down 42 per cent on the same period in 2025
Evening Standard · Sep 24 ‘Can’t stop everything,’ minister says after two migrant boats arrive undetected Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has ordered an urgent review by the Border Security Command.
Evening Standard · Sep 24 Putney Pusher suspect sisters appeal to Home Secretary to get DNA test results 'that will clear his name' The family of Nicholas Brandram have been in contact with Shabana Mahmood in an attempt to complete a DNA test that they say will exonerate him
The Independent UK · Sep 23 Three people charged with assault after anti-migrant protest in Gosport Shannon Dodds, 32, Sally Pearson, 31, Toby Matthews, 33, were charged after the incident on Tuesday night
The Independent UK · Sep 23 Mahmood: Failure to stop two migrant boats in two days ‘not acceptable’ IN FULL
Evening Standard · Sep 23 Failure to stop two migrant boats in two days ‘not acceptable’, says Home Secretary A second small boat has landed in Britain without being intercepted in a week, prompting an urgent review of border security
The Independent UK · Sep 23 Failure to stop two migrant boats in two days ‘not acceptable’ – Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has ordered an urgent review by the Border Security Command.
International Business Times UK · Sep 23 Suspected Terror Plot Targeting Manchester Jewish Community Disrupted as Two Men Arrested Two men are arrested over a suspected Manchester terror plot targeting Jews as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood warns Britain cannot expect Jewish communities to live behind higher walls.
Evening Standard · Sep 23 Review ordered as second small boat in two days evades Border Force to reach UK They are the first unescorted landings for a year.
The Independent UK · Sep 23 Home Secretary orders urgent review as second small boat in two days reaches UK shores Border Force’s failure to intercept the boats was ‘unacceptable’, Shabana Mahmood says