Labour peer Dubs calls for removal of Home Secretary Mahmood
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Labour peer Alf Dubs has stated that Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood should be moved out of the Home Office and her asylum policies of “performative cruelty” should be ripped up by the expected administration of Andy Burnham. Dubs, a veteran Labour peer who came to the UK in 1939 fleeing Nazi persecution, said Mahmood’s talents “would be better used elsewhere in the cabinet.” He argued that a Burnham-led government could champion human rights and compassion while advocating border control. Dubs criticized proposed changes to indefinite leave to remain, the suspension of family reunion visas, and plans to make it easier to place children in handcuffs prior to deportation. He urged Burnham to support children and reassure the party’s core vote, calling this a “reset moment” for Labour. Sources close to Mahmood said her policies were necessary to restore order and control at the UK’s borders.
What’s reported
Alf Dubs said Shabana Mahmood should be moved out of the Home Office and her asylum policies of “performative cruelty” ripped up by Andy Burnham’s administration.
Dubs said Mahmood’s talents “would be better used elsewhere in the cabinet.”
Burnham is widely expected to become prime minister as soon as 17 July after Keir Starmer resigned from office this week.
Dubs criticized proposed changes to indefinite leave to remain, suspension of family reunion visas, and plans to make it easier to place children in handcuffs prior to deportation.
Sources close to Mahmood said her policies were necessary to restore order and control at the UK’s borders.
Key figures
Alf Dubs, veteran Labour peer
Shabana Mahmood, home secretary
Andy Burnham, expected to become prime minister
Keir Starmer, former prime minister who resigned
Mike Tapp, immigration minister
Sources: The Guardian
