I know some of these measures will face opposition. But a country without secure borders is less safe for those who look like me, says Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary

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Shabana Mahmood will lay out reforms modelled on the Danish system on Monday.

Home secretary expected to announce changes on Monday

I know some of these measures will face opposition. But a country without secure borders is less safe for those who look like me, says Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary

There is understood to be growing unease in party over home secretary’s sweeping overhaul of refugee rights

Britain's home secretary Shabana Mahmood plans to unveil plans to overhaul the country's asylum policy Monday after declaring that illegal immigration is "tearing the country…

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

Inspired by Denmark’s strict system on asylum seekers, Shabana Mahmood will unveil her own version in the Commons on Monday - but what will it mean, and what has the reaction been…

Editorial: Shabana Mahmood’s asylum overhaul burdens an overstretched system and hands political advantage to her opponents

We had always given sanctuary to those who needed it, she said, only now we would kick them out as soon as possible

The home secretary’s new measures include plans to escalate the removal of families whose asylum claims have been refused

U.K. asylum reforms face Labour backlash while gaining support from rivals, highlighting deep divisions over immigration policy.

Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s ‘shabby’ proposals which he says will only increase community tensions

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…