Shabana Mahmood

I will open new legal routes for genuine refugees, while closing loopholes that have been too often abused. My goal is simple: to ensure we have an asylum system not just today but for generations to come.

But this system only survives if the public trusts that it is fair, controlled, and not open to abuse.

Britain has always offered sanctuary to those fleeing war and persecution.

The unprecedented number of people arriving in the UK demands an answer from the government.

There is no place for hatred and violence against Muslims. I know it is not who we are as a country.

This decision does not affect lawful protest in support of the Palestinian cause, which remains a fundamental democratic right

There is a difference between supporting Palestine and supporting a proscribed terrorist group.

This type of criminality makes people lose faith, not just in their local area but in democracy.

We are not prepared to tolerate it.

I understand public feeling and I am frustrated at seeing people who are getting away with breaking our laws.

But I will go further – introducing new laws to close these shops for good and put criminal bosses behind bars.

I have launched a nationwide crackdown to raid and close thousands of illegal businesses, arrest bosses and seize their dirty cash.

High streets across the country have been hijacked by criminal gangs operating in plain sight – running vape stories, dodgy barbers, and nail salons to launder their dirty money.

I believe the latest measures represented a "game-changing national crackdown".

This type of criminality "makes people lose faith, not just in their local area but in democracy, in what our country is, and we can't let that happen".

The government was "not prepared to tolerate it".

Foreign states are becoming ever more aggressive – attacking our communities, our way of life, and our institutions – and hiding their tracks behind proxies.

As a society, we have not kept pace with the changing threats that children face. Abuse online is far too common, and we will not tolerate it.

Tech companies have a moral duty to act, by making it impossible for children to take, share or view nude images. If they don’t, we will legislate.

Misinformation and inflammatory commentary is making a dreadful situation even worse.

I urge lawmakers not to allow this murder to turn communities against one another.

Let me say to the honorable gentleman, I don't think this is a moment to pit white Britons against non-white Britons. This is a moment to reflect on a horrific tragedy.

Threats against police officers are utterly unacceptable. There can be no justification for intimidation, abuse or attempts to take the law into one's own hands.

We cannot allow this murder to turn communities against one another. We must condemn those who seek personal, political profit from tragedy.

I understand that people were horrified by the video of Nowak's killing.