Nearly all women arriving on small boats have been raped, says Shabana Mahmood

A home secretary describing a crime scene this grim is also describing the case for her own border policy. Worth asking which of the two she's actually selling.

Home secretary warns people traffickers will exploit asylum seekers because they decide who comes to the UK Nearly all women who try to reach the UK in small boats from northern France have been raped on their journey, Shabana Mahmood has claimed. In an interview with The Rest Is Politics podcast, the home secretary said far-right, balaclava-wearing activists would “kill” or “kick me out of my own country” if they took power. Continue reading...

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