Shabana Mahmood: “There is nothing fair about a system that is based upon uncontrolled, unsafe and illegal routes into this country.”

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.

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

An attack on any individual in public life is an attack on every one of us, and it is an attack on democracy itself.

We owe it to them and to everyone who believes in a fair and open country to ensure that those who serve at all levels receive the protection they deserve.