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Shabana Mahmood

Shabana Mahmood

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Appears in 2 stories

Born: 1980 (age 45 years), Small Heath, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Previous offices: Secretary of State for Justice of the United Kingdom (2024–2025), Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (2024–2025), Shadow Secretary of State for Justice of the United Kingdom (2023–2024), and more
Education: University of Oxford, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, and Lincoln College
Party: Labour Party
Office: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Previous campaigns: 2024 United Kingdom House of Commons election - Birmingham, Ladywood and United Kingdom House of Commons election, 2019
Nationality: British

Notable Quotes

I intend to fight this judgment in the Court of Appeal. — Statement following High Court ruling, February 2026

"Illegal migrants and dangerous criminals will now be removed and deported back to Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo." — February 2026

"Countries which refuse to work with the UK on returns cannot expect a normal visa relationship." — December 2025

Stories

UK courts test boundaries of terrorism law against protest groups

Rule Changes

Leading government appeal against High Court ruling

On February 13, 2026, Britain's High Court ruled the government acted illegally when it banned Palestine Action as a terrorist organization—the first to overturn a UK terrorism proscription. The three-judge panel said the group's tactics of breaking into factories and damaging military aircraft were criminal but did not meet the terrorism threshold, calling into question more than 2,700 arrests and 250 charges under the Terrorism Act.

Updated 5 hours ago

UK deploys visa penalties to force deportation cooperation

Rule Changes

Leading enforcement push

For years, the UK lacked effective tools to force foreign governments to accept deportees: paperwork stalled, travel documents went unsigned, countries simply refused. Deportees stayed in Britain.

Updated 2 days ago