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‘She is the daughter of immigrants,’ supporters of her cruel asylum policies say. ‘How can she be wrong?’ Let me put them straight Over the past couple of weeks, Shabana Mahmood has launched not only her new asylum crackdown policy, but also her “story”. The two are inseparable: her story justifies the crackdown. It moralises the crackdown. And it silences criticism of the crackdown. Sold as an origin story from within an immigrant and racialised experience, the purpose is to imbue her politics with sacred authenticity – the credibility of the first person. It is clever and effective. It…

The chancellor has given Labour breathing space with modest giveaways, but can only hope for an upturn in the government’s fortunes before tax increases kick in Some budgets are important but quickly forgotten. Some budgets are trivial but linger long in the memory. The package of measures Rachel Reeves has delivered is a rarity: a budget that matters and will go down in the history books. And perhaps not for the right reasons. Make no mistake, the buildup was shambolic, and real damage has been caused by the leaks and counter-leaks coming out of the Treasury. The early release…