Migrants to be offered ‘big increase’ in cash payments to leave UK voluntarily UK currently offers payments of up to £3,000, but Mahmood insists increase will represent ‘value for money’ The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025
UK could pay migrants with no right to remain more than £3k to leave, Mahmood says The plans come amid a shakeup of the asylum system set out by the Home Secretary Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025
A question to the few remaining Labour supporters: is this refugee-bashing what you voted for? The government’s callousness has won it respect – from Tommy Robinson and the hard right, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025
Voices: From New Labour to Blue Labour – is Shabana Mahmood now the true heir to Blair? COMMENT: The home secretary’s swashbuckling performance in parliament won rave reviews from supporters of the former prime minister, writes John Rentoul The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025
Shabana Mahmood tells Nigel Farage to ‘sod off’ after he invites her to join Reform It came after Nigel Farage said the home secretary sounds like a Reform supporter following her controversial proposals to overhaul the asylum system The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025
Voices: ‘The narrative has been overtaken by far-right lies’: Readers weigh in on Labour’s asylum crackdown YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided over Labour’s immigration reforms. While many reluctantly accepted the need for tougher rules, others warned that plans to rewrite human rights laws and curb ECHR protections risk dragging the party too far to the right The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025
Labour minister says UK will not tolerate ‘covert and calculated’ spying by China - live updates The Tories have pressed the Government to place China in the enhanced tier of the foreign influence registration scheme (Firs) The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025
Mahmood battles backlash from Labour MPs over asylum reforms Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said ‘to maintain the generosity that allows us to provide sanctuary, we must restore order and control’. Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025
Epstein files reveal paedophile backed Tommy Robinson and made holocaust jokes The emails expose the shamed paedophile’s political affiliations and sprawling network of contacts Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025
Starmer facing backlash from Labour MPs over ‘cruel’ asylum reforms The controversial plans to tackle the asylum system have been likened to the policies of far right activist Tommy Robinson The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025
Labour’s asylum plans are horribly cruel – but they’re also a mix of hype, old policy and unachievable promises There is mounting disquiet among Labour MPs, while the vulnerable refugees at the heart of this story are living with a renewed sense of panic, says Diane Taylor, who writes on human rights, racism and civil liberties The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025
Tommy Robinson backs Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms Welcoming the proposals, the far-right activist posted to social media: ‘The Overton window has been obliterated, well done patriots’ The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price backs out as headlining speaker at anti-immigration rally due to feature Tommy Robinson Exclusive: Rallies, organised by anti-lockdown protester Monica Smit and others, are set to go ahead in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane at the end of November The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2025
Elon Musk makes himself far-right fixture after White House departure The Tesla CEO once hinted he was done with politics – but he’s been leaning further into the international far right The Guardian - US · Nov 8, 2025
International Business Times UK · Nov 4, 2025 Tommy Robinson Cleared of Terror Charges Over Refused Phone Access Tommy Robinson has been cleared of terrorism-related charges after refusing to give police his phone PIN during a border stop, reigniting debate over UK counter-terrorism powers and civil liberties.
Euronews · Nov 4, 2025 UK court clears far-right figure Tommy Robinson of terror-related offence Judge said police detained the far-right activist based on his political beliefs rather than suspicions of a connection to terrorism.
Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025 Tommy Robinson cleared of terror offence after being stopped at the border Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, refused to give police access to his phone at the Channel tunnel
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025 Tommy Robinson found not guilty over border stop terror charge Far-right figure was driving Bentley to Benidorm with thousands of pounds in cash when he was stopped by police, court heard
The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2025 Tommy Robinson cleared of terror-related offence over phone code refusal Defence argued police engaged in ‘fishing expedition’ when they stopped far-right activist in Folkestone in July 2024
Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025 Tommy Robinson set to find out trial verdict over terror offence charge Robinson was driving a silver Bentley Bentayga SUV to the Spanish tourist hotspot of Benidorm when he was stopped by officers at the Channel Tunnel.
We Got This Covered · Nov 3, 2025 ‘They’re like Hobbits’: Deranged Elon Musk says English people are like helpless halflings in desperate need of protection Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth Elon, you witless worm!
The Conversation · Oct 30, 2025 Friday essay: Jon Faine on why our social cohesion should not be taken for granted Social cohesion is in decline. This has become a common refrain, along with despair about a crisis in our democracy. Yet amid the platitudes and wishful thinking about reversing that trend, there is a glaring absence of strategy or urgency.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025 Monday briefing: How radical views became normalised – from TV ads to deportation policy In today’s newsletter: The language that once belonged to Tommy Robinson and the BNP is now the preserve of the Conservatives and Reform UK – and represents a shift so vast we barely notice it
The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2025 ‘History is repeating itself’: fight against far-right in London’s East End goes on Eighty-nine years after residents drove Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts from Tower Hamlets, anti-far right coalition is still vital in borough
The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025 Reform’s only Black branch chair quits over ‘harmful’ migration debate Exclusive: Neville Watson leaves amid concerns about weaponisation of religion and erosion of community relations