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Shabana Mahmood

Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood KC MP

Party / affiliation: Labour
Constituency: Birmingham Ladywood
House: House of Commons
Current role: Home Secretary

Parliament data last checked 9 November 2026 at 12:18.

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Contact information

Parliamentary office

House of Commons

London

SW1A 0AA

shabana.mahmood.mp@parliament.uk

0121 661 9440

Website

https://www.shabanamahmood.org

X (formerly Twitter)

https://twitter.com/ShabanaMahmood

Articles mentioning Shabana Mahmood

Labour

Government Announces New Facial Recognition Laws and Independent Police Technology Watchdog

Home Office plans statutory rules for police facial recognition and an independent watchdog with potential court-enforced powers. Proposals are not yet law.

Labour

Mahmood Confirms 10-Year Migrant Settlement Rule but Retains Five-Year Route for Existing Care Workers

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirms a ten-year standard settlement route, faster routes for higher earners and transitional protections for existing care workers.

Labour

New Respect Orders Come Into Force as Government Strengthens Anti-Social Behaviour Powers

New Respect Orders are now available in England and Wales, allowing courts to impose restrictions and rehabilitation requirements on adults responsible for persistent anti-social behaviour. Breaching an order is a criminal offence.

Labour

Home Secretary Threatens Total UK Visa Ban on Eritrea as Diplomatic Restrictions Take Effect

Shabana Mahmood has threatened a complete UK visa ban on Eritrean nationals unless the country resumes cooperation on returns, as restrictions on officials and diplomats take effect.

Labour

UK to Double French Riot Police Unit Targeting Channel Migrant Boats

The Home Office says 50 additional French riot police officers will reinforce operations against Channel small-boat launches, doubling the specialist unit to 100.

Labour

Home Office Moves to Restrict Human Rights Claims Used to Challenge Deportation

The Home Office has tabled amendments to tighten family-life human rights claims and tackle last-minute asylum applications used to delay deportation.

Labour

Mahmood orders independent security review following Ann Widdecombe murder

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has ordered an independent review of protection for public figures and expanded police support beyond serving MPs following Ann Widdecombe’s murder.

Labour

Government announces public inquiry into Manchester synagogue terror attack

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced a public inquiry into the deaths of Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby during the October 2025 attack at Manchester’s Heaton Park synagogue.

Labour

Government Tables New Immigration Amendments Targeting Human Rights Claims and Deportation Appeals

The Home Office has tabled two amendments to the Immigration and Asylum Bill affecting Article 8 family-life claims and the assessment of late asylum claims.

Neutral

Two Iranian nationals charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community

Two Iranian nationals have been charged with terrorism offences over an alleged plot targeting the Jewish community in Manchester, Counter Terrorism Policing has confirmed.

Labour

Mahmood to reopen UK refugee resettlement scheme with priority for Afghan women and Palestinians

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to reopen the UK Resettlement Scheme, with Afghan women and girls and Palestinian refugees among vulnerable groups expected to receive priority.

Labour

Shabana Mahmood brands Danny Tommo an ‘outright racist’ and warns lawbreakers will face ‘full force of the law’

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has branded Danny Tommo an 'outright racist' and warned that people who break the law will face its full force amid tensions over the proposed Bicester asylum site.

Labour

Government expands knife-crime crackdown to more than 230 areas

The Government is expanding its targeted knife-crime programme to more than 230 areas across 27 police forces, as Home Office data shows knife-enabled robbery fell 23% across seven priority forces.

Labour

Hundreds protest in Portsmouth after boat carrying around 140 migrants brought ashore

Hundreds of anti-migration protesters gathered in Portsmouth and blocked roads after a small boat carrying around 140 migrants was intercepted and its occupants brought ashore.

Labour

Around 140 migrants reach UK in single small boat after unusual Normandy departure

Around 140 migrants have reached Britain in a single inflatable boat after setting out from an unusually distant part of Normandy, days after Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron discussed efforts to reduce Channel crossings.

Labour

Home Office tightens immigration rules so people who previously absconded from bail can be refused

The Home Office is changing the Immigration Rules so applicants in the UK who previously failed to report for immigration bail or absconded from bail or custody can be refused on that basis.

Labour

Home Office lets modern-slavery victims leave sponsoring employers without losing right to work

Recognised modern-slavery victims on Skilled Worker visas can now leave an exploitative sponsoring employer and work elsewhere for the remainder of their existing visa.

Labour

France deploys new police ‘surge teams’ as Burnham and Macron target Channel ‘mega-dinghies’

France is deploying 45 additional officers to western beaches as the UK and France respond to smugglers using larger ‘mega-dinghies’ and launch sites further along the French coast.

Labour

Small-boat crossings fall sharply as summer arrivals almost halve

Small-boat arrivals fell to 7,371 across June, July and August, roughly half last summer's total, as ministers credit stronger UK-French enforcement while acknowledging more people are being packed onto each vessel.

Labour

Burnham’s police mega-merger review delayed after clashing with his own devolution plans

The review drawing up a new map of larger regional police forces has reportedly been pushed into the autumn after proposed boundaries clashed with Andy Burnham's devolution plans.

Labour

Nearly 200,000 migrants granted permanent UK settlement as figure hits 15-year high

Almost 200,000 people were granted permanent UK settlement in the year ending June 2026, up 24% and the highest annual total since 2011, new Home Office figures show.

Labour

Small-boat crossings fall 23% as asylum hotels halve, new Home Office figures reveal

Small-boat arrivals fell 23% to around 33,000 in the year ending June 2026 while the number of supported asylum seekers living in hotels halved to 16,000, new Home Office statistics show.

Labour

UK to host permanent Five Eyes counter-extremism hub in major security move

Britain will host a permanent Five Eyes counter-extremism hub bringing together specialists from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to identify emerging threats and tackle online radicalisation.

Labour

Mahmood confirms talks over third-country hubs for failed asylum seekers

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the Government is involved in live international discussions about return hubs for people whose UK asylum claims have failed.

Conservatives

Chris Philp Attacks £662m France Deal After Record 230-Person Channel Crossing

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has attacked the Government's £662 million border agreement with France after a record 230 people crossed the Channel in a single overcrowded inflatable boat.

Labour

How Serious Is Andy Burnham About Stopping the Small Boats?

Andy Burnham has promised to be relentless in tackling small-boat crossings, but more than 2,000 people arrived during his first 12 days as Prime Minister as questions continued over enforcement on French beaches.

Labour

Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood Apologise After Early Prisoner Release Joke Sparks Backlash

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood have apologised after remarks about the Government's early prisoner release policy were caught on a live microphone, prompting criticism from political opponents and victims' groups.

Voting record: last 30 days

A missing vote is not shown as an abstention or absence. Parliament records only divisions in which the Member has a recorded vote.

4 November 2026 · Division 114

Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026

Voted Aye

Ayes 316 · Noes 149

Shabana Mahmood

Contact information

Parliamentary office

Website

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Articles mentioning Shabana Mahmood

Voting record: last 30 days

Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026

Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026

Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge

Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty

Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)

Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)

Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period

Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates)

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51

Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25

Early Day Motions: last 30 days

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Last 30 days

Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026

Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026

Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge

Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty

Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)

Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)

Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period

Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates)

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51

Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25