Asylum in UK to be reviewed every 30 months under Home Secretary’s plans Refugees will need to renew their permission to stay or apply for a visa route like any other legal migrant. Evening Standard · Mar 1
Shabana Mahmood’s double down on immigration ‘disappointing’, says Alf Dubs Labour peer, who was a child refugee, criticises home secretary’s response to Gorton and Denton byelection defeat The Guardian - UK · Mar 1
Labour anxiety and accusations after big shift in Muslim vote to Greens PM criticises ‘sectarian politics’ in byelection but party may fear Greens’ nascent leftwing political machine The Guardian - UK · Feb 28
Home Secretary to warn Labour to resist leftward shift after by-election loss The result of Thursday’s poll saw Labour come third behind Zack Polanski’s Greens and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the seat. Evening Standard · Feb 28
Shabana Mahmood vows to stick with hardline migration policies after byelection defeat Home secretary will defy ‘plain wrong’ calls from unions and leftwing MPs that she is alienating Muslim voters The Guardian - UK · Feb 27
Shabana Mahmood to introduce legislation on migration to take on Reform The Home Secretary this week visited Denmark which has one of the toughest asylum and immigration systems in Europe. Evening Standard · Feb 27
Shabana Mahmood to launch fresh asylum crackdown to take on Farage’s Reform The home secretary’s move comes in defiance of demands by Labour MPs for the party to lurch to the left in the wake of the humiliating defeat to the Greens in the Gorton and Denton by-election The Independent UK · Feb 27
UK visas: Huge drop in workers coming to Britain from abroad as illegal immigration rises The number of work related visas issued dropped by between 30% and 50%, while illegal immigration rose by 7% Evening Standard · Feb 26
Thursday briefing: What our analysis of MPs’ speeches tells us about the shift to right-wing rhetoric In today’s newsletter: A century-long analysis of Commons speeches reveals how Britain’s political debate on immigration has lurched to its most hostile stance ever recorded The Guardian - UK · Feb 26
Home Office granted permission to challenge ruling on Palestine Action terror ban Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood given permission to fight the lifting of the terror ban on Palestine Action Evening Standard · Feb 25
Home secretary granted permission to challenge ruling on Palestine Action ban Shabana Mahmood given green light to take case to court of appeal with ban to remain in place pending outcome The Guardian - UK · Feb 25
UK suspension of refugee family reunion scheme to be challenged in high court Judge allows Safe Passage International to launch judicial review of halting of right to bring in children and partners The Guardian - UK · Feb 25
New border rules for British dual nationals need to be quickly shut down, say Lib Dems Letter to Shabana Mahmood describes controls that could block British dual citizens’ entry to UK as ‘unacceptable’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 22
Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban may have been politically influenced, say MPs New report on the row also criticises Keir Starmer for heightening tensions The Independent UK · Feb 22
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20 UK migrant families face giving up vital in-work benefits to avoid being ‘punished’ Under Shabana Mahmood’s proposals, wait for settled status would double to 20 years if public funds used while in work
Evening Standard · Feb 19 London pubs can stay open until 2am during World Cup knockout games, says Home Secretary Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has agreed to extend opening hours if any of the home nations make it to the knockout stages
The Independent UK · Feb 19 Pubs to get World Cup opening hours boost if England reaches knockouts ‘Fans won’t need to go home, before football’s come home,’ Shabana Mahmood says
Evening Standard · Feb 18 Pubs can open later if home nations reach World Cup knockout stage The Home Secretary has agreed to extend opening hours until 1am for most knockout games.
Evening Standard · Feb 16 Palestine Action support cases on ice until High Court 'unlawful terror ban' ruling appeal plays out Judge says ‘there is no merit in hearing the cases until we know what is going on with the appeal’
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14 Ban on Palestine Action ‘massively backfired’, says group’s co-founder Huda Ammori calls for proscription to be lifted after high court finds it to be very serious interference with protest rights
Evening Standard · Feb 13 Labour MPs urge Government not to appeal against Palestine Action ruling The ruling, made on Friday, could have implications for thousands of people arrested for supporting the group at protests across the country.
The Independent UK · Feb 13 Voices: The government has left itself almost powerless against Palestine Action THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: While it was always absurd for the home secretary to categorise the direct action group as a terrorist organisation – placing it in the same bracket as Isis and the Provisional IRA – there are better ways for its activists to win the argument than by…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13 The Palestine Action ruling vindicates the courageous – and shames the complicit The home secretary has vowed to fight the judgment, but she and the government are on the wrong side of history, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13 What happens to Palestine Action now its ban has been ruled unlawful? The ban is not yet quashed, and if permission to appeal is granted it could be months before the issue is resolved
Evening Standard · Feb 13 Palestine Action ban ‘disproportionate’, High Court rules, in blow to Government The High Court ruled the proscription of the group as a terror organisation should be overturned but the ban remains in place pending an appeal.