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stance on migration clear, given the scale of the changes that Mahmood is pushing through. She set out a major package of changes earlier this year that included scrapping [permanent refugee status](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/01/shabana-mahmood-to-limit-refugees-to-30-months-in-uk)
changes](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/05/shabana-mahmood-accused-of-mimicking-trump-as-she-announces-immigration-plans) to the asylum system, while many voters in seats such as Makerfield are calling for an even harder line. Tom Baldwin, a former Labour official and [Starmer’s biographer](https://observer.co.uk
immigration Reform UK Party led by Nigel Farage has been sweeping up council seats across the country. It has gained 382 council seats in England, and could form the main opposition party in Scotland