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Starmer’s Shake-Up Elevates Mahmood as Barracks Plan and France Returns Near

Record Channel crossings force a pivot to operational fixes.

MP Shabana Mahmood who has been appointed to the role of Home Secretary leaves 10 Downing Street, during a reshuffle by the British government following the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner in London, Britain, September 5, 2025. REUTERS/Jack Taylor/File Photo
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Britain's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, right, greets Canada Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree prior to the Five Country Ministerial meeting at the Honourable Artillery Company in London, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 as interior ministers of the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will discuss some of the major security threats facing our nations. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Overview

  • Home Office figures show 1,097 people crossed in one day over the weekend, pushing 2025 arrivals past 30,000 earlier than any previous year on record.
  • Defence Secretary John Healey said military planners are embedded in the Home Office to assess Ministry of Defence sites for temporary accommodation, with no transfer date confirmed.
  • Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the France returns agreement has been operationalised and the first removals are expected imminently.
  • Reports indicate ministers are close to a similar returns deal with Germany, and officials expect dozens of asylum hotels to close after months of protests.
  • Mahmood is set to meet Five Eyes counterparts on border security, as Labour’s reshuffle concentrates authority on delivering small-boats measures under growing political pressure.