Danielle Turney

Evidence suggests they fully understand the ‘con’ bit - and ‘sequence’ seems to mean moving on to create the next arena of chaos …

You have to hope that the article is better than the headlining and pic ... :(

This is pretty disgraceful.

There will be Starmer supporters screaming "but Rwanda policy"* until the heat death of universe as they attempt to defend/deflect how on every practical measure Labour has just announced anti-asylum policies which go further than the previous government.

*Not to diminish cruelty of that policy

What are Shabana Mahmood’s changes to the asylum system?

🚨Inhumane, definitely
🚨Illegal, quite possibly
🚨Ignorant, absolutely
🚨Counterproductive, unarguably
🚨Inconsistent with Labour's claims to be "progress, most certainly
🚨Costly, without a doubt
🚨Risking lives, one hundred percent

That should answer it.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

This article was amended on 5 March 2026. An earlier version said low-skilled workers would “receive immediate access to welfare and social housing” if Labour did not make them wait longer to apply for settlement. In fact, settlement status only gives people the eligibility to apply for welfare and social housing, it does not give them instant or automatic access to such benefits. This has been clarified. From breaking news to huge investigative proje

Guardian has now [after my complaint] corrected Mahmood's deliberate & incendiary false claim settlement gives immigrants "immediate access to welfare and social housing".

Good for Gdn but embarrassing/shameful that Home Secretary deliberately misled the public for political gain like this.

I think this goes well beyond cringe into wholly new territory of awfulness! But also, why do they think Dubai needs them? And in their dressing up clothes?

If GB News is loss-making but there are people still willing to keep it broadcasting, ask yourself why. Is it because it is successful in skewing British politics rightwards, either through the broadcasts, the website, or sharing clips on social media? And that is more important than profit?

Getting better? The think-tank fuelling Farage’s ‘machine for government’ | Good Law Project Centre for a Better Britain says it’s an ‘independent think-tank’, but the echoes with Trump’s project for power are difficult to ignore

“Centre for a Better Britain is putting together a frightening blueprint for a Reform government. People say it couldn’t happen here, but when someone tells you who they are and what they want to do, believe it the first time.”
https://goodlaw.social/0431

Hi! Immigration lawyer here! Mahmood's view of the Refugee Convention as providing temporary protection just isn’t correct & AFAIK isn’t one anyone has ever adopted.

On the contrary, the Convention is clearly predicated on a long-term need for protection.
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Side note, but it is still striking how little Reform actually look like the rest of Britain in basically any polling and yet their base is treated as quintessentially authentic.

Yeah, but you would have to work full-time, which seems excessive

Opinion Restoring order at the border speaks to Labour values. Without that, we won't be able to do anything else at all Shabana Mahmood Our approach, unlike that of the Greens and Reform, is in step with the British people. They don't want extremes - they want a system that is managed and fair Shabana Mahmood is the UK home secretary

This is a hot mess of outright lies and misinformation from the Home Secretary, designed to try and persuade people that a government which is implementing some of the most hostile anti-immigration/asylum policies, in practice, for decades is progressive. 1/

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I was struck by the idea that what they are proposing is anywhere near "managed and fair" ... Desperate stuff.

And he can't resist that little smirk ...

Hegseth: "We are only four days into this and the results have been incredible."

- Middle East engulfed in regional war
- 11 countries attacked by Iran
- Oil & gas prices skyrocketing
- Strait of Hormuz now a conflict zone
- Terrorism threat raised across the world
- No sign of Iran regime collapse

What in other contexts would be called a scattergun approach ...

I don’t disagree, but also: a lot of ink is being spilled to try and ‘explain’ the Labour position, as if scepticism about Trump’s ‘plan’ for Iran is an unusual or hard to fathom conclusion.

“What is actually being done here is the removal of more “safe and legal” routes which is an incredibly effective way of ensuring that people who want to claim asylum in the UK will do so via a Channel crossing.”

Excellent analysis of the latest visa changes here.

“He’s happy for foreign billionaires to buy British democracy, but not for marginalised, maligned, working-class Muslims to choose their local representatives. And that, folks, is Nigel Farage in a nutshell.”

Mahmood’s move to make asylum temporary ‘may undermine refugee convention’ Law Society says home secretary’s review of refugee status after 30 months is in tension with UK’s legal obligations

Shabana Mahmood’s decision to tell every person applying for asylum that their status is temporary could undermine the refugee convention, the Law Society has said. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Maybe a new competition - with prizes! - for the best question?

Some good news re the progress of the Elections Bill - the Electoral Commission's independence to be restored.

Over by Christmas?

The Guardian’s positive action work experience is open for applications! There are (paid) schemes for disabled, BAME, and working class wannabe journalists.

Because the media needs more people like us.

Info here: workwithus.theguardian.com/entry-level-...

Refugee status becomes temporary in asylum shake-up Adults and accompanied children claiming asylum will only receive refugee status for 30 months under the changes.

Abysmal, immoral, cruel, small hearted, tiny minded, ineffective, undemocratic, and just generally utterly indecent. What a bitter godforesaken disappointment these people are.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

He's trying to restrict millions of people's right to vote, based on made up statistics and outright lies, and nobody who is in a position to ask him to prove what he's saying is doing so.

"The Peace President."

Indeed. How do they get away this utter tosh about Farage/Reform? Sigh.