Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil plans to move asylum seekers from hotels into military barracks as the government seeks to harden its immigration policy.
The newly appointed home secretary is reportedly set to announce the use of ministry of defence sites to house people, after a wave of protests outside migrant accommodation over the summer.
The scale of the challenge facing the former justice secretary in her new role was illustrated on Saturday, when an estimated 1,000 people arrived in the UK by small boat over the course of the day.
Protests over migration have been numerous throughout the summer. (Picture: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Getty Images)Dozens of asylum hotels are expected to close after they became the focal point of several demonstrations in recent months.
Ministers are also close to agreeing a returns deal with Germany, having already secured one with France, the Daily Telegraph reported.
One government source said “nothing is off the table” for Ms Mahmood as she assumes her new brief, which puts her in charge of borders and asylum policy.
She has previously signalled a willingness to look at reform of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) within domestic law.
It comes after the prime minister carried out a major cabinet reshuffle, including wide-ranging changes at the Home Office, as he seeks to tighten his grip on immigration and draw a line under Angela Rayner’s resignation.
Former borders minister Dame Angela Eagle and former policing minister Dame Diana Johnson were moved to other departments in the clear-out, while former home secretary Yvette Cooper has become foreign secretary.
Former industry minister Sarah Jones will become policing minister, a brief she held in opposition, as part of Ms Mahmood’s new-look team along with Mike Tapp, the Dover MP from Labour’s 2024 intake, and Alex Norris.
Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones earlier denied that the government was in crisis and insisted Sir Keir Starmer now has the “strongest team” in place around the Cabinet table following Ms Rayner’s departure.
He ruled out the prospect of an early election amid opposition claims that the upheaval could open up splits within Labour.
With PA
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