Vital medical service to fly further with landmark deal The Royal Flying Doctor Service has nudged aside CareFlight to win a 10-year, $625 million contract to provide aeromedical flights across a vast territory. AAP · Oct 2
Ten rushed to hospital with 'heat-related conditions' after M25 crash leaves drivers trapped for eight hours Secamb received a number of calls from people suffering from heat-related illnesses on the hottest June day on record in the UK Evening Standard · Jun 25
Ministers working with Labour backbenchers to temper Mahmood immigration plans Exclusive: Starmer urged to go further with exemptions if he wants to avoid widespread anger from his own MPs The Guardian - UK · Apr 5
‘It’s wrong’: the Labour MP speaking out against the party’s asylum policy As a well-informed MP on the frontline of the debate, Tony Vaughan’s views are particularly unwelcome to government The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 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
Home Secretary sets out reforms to overhaul ‘unfair’ asylum system Shabana Mahmood said it was the ‘uncomfortable truth’ that the UK’s asylum offer compared to other European countries is drawing people to the UK. Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025
Mahmood sets out plans for tougher asylum system in face of Labour resistance Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said even people who are genuine refugees ‘asylum shop’ their way across Europe before choosing the UK. Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025
What are the changes in Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown – and how serious is Labour backlash? Inspired by Denmark’s strict system on asylum seekers, Shabana Mahmood has unveiled her own version to the Commons – but what will it mean, and what has the reaction been to it so far? The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025
Shabana Mahmood warns ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration ahead of sweeping asylum reforms Shabana Mahmood is set to rewrite how Britain grants refuge to those fleeing conflict and upheaval with a statement in the House of Commons on Monday The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025
Minister urges Labour MPs to ‘look closely’ at asylum plan amid backbench outcry Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce sweeping changes in the Commons on Monday, including an overhaul of human rights laws. Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025
Reform MP invites Mahmood to join his party, saying he ‘welcomes’ and ‘recognises’ her rhetoric – as it happened Shabana Mahmood tells MPs asylum system is ‘out of control and unfair’ amid Labour backlash over proposals The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025
‘God help us’: mixed feelings as nine seats in Kent go Labour Some disenfranchised voters submitted a protest vote for Reform fearing immigration wouldn’t be slowed The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024