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

Eritrea has had every chance to accept the return of criminals and those with no right to be in the UK. Unlike other countries, it has refused.

My message to the Eritrean government is simple: take back your nationals or face a complete ban on your citizens entering the UK.

I can therefore announce today that I will expand, with immediate effect, police support to political figures who are not currently members of parliament.

In a more dangerous world, we are faced by threats from without and within that target our democracy and our way of life.