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The home secretary has defended her plans for asylum reform after one backbencher said she was mimicking Donald Trump and another claimed it could lead to a Windrush-style scandal.
Shabana Mahmood announced her plans on Thursday, including an end to permanent refugee status and the removal of government support from asylum seekers who are deemed not to need it or who break the law.
She also launched a pilot project to pay 150 families whose asylum claims had been rejected up to £40,000 each to voluntarily leave the country or face forcible removal.
