Shabana Mahmood says asylum system ‘not fair’ to ‘hard-working’ British people – UK politics live

2026-03-05 - 12:03

The home secretary said that citizens are losing trust in the state because of the existing immigration system She says “we will always offer protection to genuine refugees” and outlines how the UK has taken in Ukrainian and Hong Kong refugees. She says “restoring control at our borders is not a betrayal of Labour values”. She says we must attract high-skilled workers. And that “the privilege of living in this country forever must be earned”. Continue reading...