Shabana Mahmood to outline ‘firm but fair’ asylum system that could see some claimants enter job market – UK politics live
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March 5, 2026
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The home secretary is expected to announce that some claimants may be allowed to enter the jobs market to support themselves financially
Mahmood hit back yesterday in a column for the Guardian at demands from senior labour movement figures for ministers to stop focusing on migration and to soften their attacks on the Green party.
The home secretary wrote:
Restoring order at our border is not just an embodiment of Labour values, it is the necessary condition for a Labour government to do anything at all.

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