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Mahmood turns to cruelty

Edinburgh Evening News

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November 19, 2025

In the race to become the toughest on immigration, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has crossed a cruel line.

- Ian Petrie, Edinburgh

She makes every effort to make the experience of immigration as unpleasant as possible. The whole sorry mess makes me ashamed of being British.

One word that is painfully missing in her statement is crucially, compassion.

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