Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has dominated the headlines this week after she announced her plans to crackdown on asylum seekers in the UK. Mahmood’s tough talk has earned her criticism from some of her own colleagues about the Labour party’s stance on immigration, while some of her opponents in the Conservative and Reform parties have praised her position. But the issue of immigration is not the only area in which Mahmood is prepared to ruffle feathers – on the BBC’s Political Thinking podcast, she had some pretty harsh words for some in her own party.

Last week, some rather extraordinary briefings came out of Downing Street.........

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