I have got a number of constituents concerned that their visa, they will reach this point in April, and they're concerned that they will have to start all over again under a new process.
Up to 65 Labour MPs are believed to be ready to rebel against the justice secretary's plans ahead of the first vote on the controversial bill on Tuesday. MP Karl Turner, a former Starmer loyalist, is leading the calls for a rethink.
Shabana Mahmood herself has said that illegal immigration was putting immense strain on the country and undermining the contract between the government and its citizens. This week, Mahmood visited reception and removal centres for asylum seekers near Copenhagen, the Danish capital, to examine how a tougher set of policies were working in practice.
I think I might have to cancel the work that you had booked in, because I'm heading to Parliament. And when I get there, I will make space for everyone doing jobs like mine, we will finally get a seat at the table.
The failure of the Conservative party both when in government and more recently in opposition to actively hold the government to account on the issue of Chagossian self-determination and the defence of British sovereignty, represents a clear red line for me. Since entering parliament in 2001, I have consistently argued, both from the backbenches and the frontbench, that the right of self-determination of the Chagossian people is sacrosanct, and that they alone should decide the future sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.
Among them are messages from March 2025, where Streeting said he thinks he is "toast" at the next election, and others where he criticised the government for having "no [economic] growth strategy". Writing in the Guardian, Streeting said he had decided to publish the messages "after a weekend of smear and innuendo that I have something to hide". The health secretary said he thought Lord Mandelson's appointment was "a good move" at the time.
My constituents in Brentwood and Ongar, along with over a million people across the country, have made their views clear on this Labour Government - the most unpopular in history. They have broken promise after promise and carried out U-turn after U-turn. It is clear that people are crying out for a credible alternative. Only Kemi Badenoch and the Conservatives have the team and the plan to deliver the change this country needs.
The party's newly-appointed Shadow Chancellor, Robert Jenrick, delivered a keynote speech in London outlining policies aimed at tackling what he described as the "ballooning benefits bill" and the "managed decline" under Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Jenrick said Reform UK would reinstate in-person assessments and require clinical diagnoses to prevent misuse of disability benefits.
