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Commentary argues Mahmood should be elevated and promoted to deliver reforms to a “broken immigration system,” including tightening Indefinite Leave to Remain rules and restricting settlement pathways for asylum seekers and illegal arrivals. It weighs public and party pushback, citing Labour MPs’ concerns, member polling, and the electoral necessity of addressing immigration failures.","Nuns are so hot right now Margaret Mitchell  My run-in with Hugh Grant Sasha Swire  \n18 july 2026 | £6.50  \n[www.spectator.com](www.spectator.com | est. 1828)[ |](www.spectator.com | est. 1828)[ est. 1828](www.spectator.com | est. 1828)  \nBurnham’s bill  \nThe new PM can’t afford to please everyone, says Tim Shipman  \nCANADA C$ 12.95. EURO ZONE €9.95. SOUTH AFRICA ZAR 139.90.  \nSWITZERLAND CHF10 .90.  \nCOUNT BINFACE  \non The Odyssey  \nCapital at risk  \nThe smell of freshly cut grass. A table filled with food and laughter. 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Registered office:  \nWigmore Yard, 42 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2RY.  \nESTABLISHED 1828  \nDon’t move Mahmood  \ne currently know more about what  \nWCthoaunnt BAnifyaceBuwronoiTnhpeojweokre  \ncandidate in the Clacton by-election has published a manifesto that goes into considerably greater detail about what the government’s priorities should be than anything we have yet heard from the man who becomes our prime minister on Monday. Those preparing for a new administration, including the Parliamentary Labour Party and the Civil Service, have had to rely on speculation and briefings to the press. There is no better guide to what we might expect than the analysis of our own political editor, Tim Shipman, on page 12.  \nHe reports that the incoming premier has a high opinion of the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. That reflects well on him. He is, apparently, minded to promote her yet higher still and install her as his chancellor. There is no doubt that she would run the Treasury better than most of the other candidates, such as Ed Miliband. But Burnham should look elsewhere for his chancellor, perhaps towards the hawkishly inclined Work and Pensions Secretary, Pat McFadden. This is not because Mahmood is second best for any role, but because she is far and away the best person to finish what she has started at the Home Office and reform our broken immigration system.  \nEven the windily irresolute Keir Starmer knew that we needed to restore sanity to our border controls. He may have quickly rowed back on his comments about uncontrolled migration making Britain an ‘island of strangers’ over fears he might have said something that voters actually agreed with, but under him Mahmood was empowered to show resolution in not just stopping the flow of new arrivals to these shores but also reversing recent failures in legal migration. Small boat arrivals are humiliating enough, but between 2021 and 2024 an additional 2.5 million people moved to Britain. Ministerial blindness and departmental errors meant up to 50 times more people arrived on health and social care visas than  \nexpected. Loose rules around bringing dependents meant there was a ratio as high as 15:1 for every worker for certain countries. Plans to reform this system began under James Cleverly and Robert Jenrick. But Mahmood wants to tighten the rules around Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), which is currently granted after a migrant has been in Britain for five years, entailing access to benefits, eligibility for social housing and citizenship for children, at the cost of billions for taxpayers. Mahmood also wants to restrict the ability of asylum seekers to stay permanently and smooth the deportation of  \nThe Home Secretary is far and away the best","cbCaicuxIAHvZGvA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicuxIAHvZGvA","pdf",7479129,2,1,64,"English","en",105,"# Burnham’s bill\n## Proposed chancellor and cabinet priorities\n## Reforming immigration and ILR rules\n## Labour Party resistance and political impact","[{\"question\":\"Why does the article argue the new prime minister should promote Shabana Mahmood?\",\"answer\":\"It claims Mahmood is best placed to reform the Home Office and fix the broken immigration system. The piece links her role to achieving practical control over arrivals and settlement.\"},{\"question\":\"What specific immigration reforms does the text attribute to Mahmood?\",\"answer\":\"It describes plans to tighten rules around Indefinite Leave to Remain, currently granted after five years, and to restrict asylum seekers’ ability to stay permanently. 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