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- 1Three dead including child in Channel crossing attempt●Three people dead, including a child, in attempt to cross Channel to UK https://www. theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/s ep/2
Three people, among them a child, have died attempting to cross the English Channel to reach the UK. The deaths add to a long toll of fatalities on one of the world's busiest migration routes and have renewed attention on immigration and asylum policy in Britain and France, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood among the figures drawn into the debate.
- 2UK to open refugee routes for Afghan women and Palestinians▼UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians https://www. theguardian.com/politics/2026/
The UK government is set to announce new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and girls and Palestinians, according to a Guardian report linked to announcements at the Labour Party conference in 2026. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is associated with the scheme, which is drawing attention amid ongoing debate over migration and asylum policy.
- 3UK to open new refugee routes for Afghan women and Palestinians●UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/s
The UK government is set to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and girls as well as Palestinians, according to a report in the Guardian. The announcement is linked to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and marks a shift in UK resettlement policy. The scheme is expected to offer safe pathways for groups facing acute risk, though details on eligibility and numbers have not yet been fully outlined.
- 4Rayner criticises Mahmood's plans on migrant settled status●"Angela Rayner has hit out at Shabana Mahmood’s plans to make it harder for migrant workers to claim settled status in t
Angela Rayner has publicly criticised Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's proposals to make it harder for migrant workers to gain settled status in the UK, warning the plans would "change the goalposts" for people already living and working in the country. The communities secretary and former deputy prime minister stood by her earlier comments on the issue, exposing a rift at the top of the government over immigration policy.