Home secretary expected to announce changes on Monday
Good morning and welcome to the UK politics live blog. My name is Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines this morning.
We start with news that Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce changes to Britain’s asylum system on Monday in an attempt to quell rising fears about immigration.
The home secretary plans to amend laws that guarantee housing and financial support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute.
The government said assistance will become “discretionary”, meaning it will be able to deny help to those who can work or have assets.
