Shabana Mahmood: “I have launched a nationwide crackdown to raid and close thousands of illegal businesses, arrest bosses and seize their…”

As soon as more information is available that is capable of being shared without compromising any future trial process, that will be done.

The 1971 Act provided protections for long-term UK residents but should not be used as a bar against removal in cases like that of Shabir Ahmed.

To do so, I believe we must restore fairness to our asylum system, fairness both to those who are fleeing war and persecution, and also fairness towards those communities already here who bear the burden of supporting them.

The UK-France deal is already having a real impact.