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Man who heckled Shabana Mahmood dismisses โ€˜laughableโ€™ white liberal claim

Protester says he migrated from Malaysia as a child and describes home secretaryโ€™s immigration policies as cruel

A protester who heckled Shabana Mahmood said he came to the UK as a child from Malaysia, describing the home secretaryโ€™s claim that he was a โ€œwhite liberalโ€ as โ€œlaughableโ€.

Joe, 32, who did not wish to give his last name, migrated from Malaysia at the age of four with his family. He said the home secretaryโ€™s proposed immigration rule changes would have left him, and thousands of children like him, in limbo.

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ยฉ Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian

ยฉ Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian

ยฉ Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian

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Shabana Mahmood does not rule out sending back refused Afghan asylum seekers

Home secretary indicates Whitehall talks about returns programme, a move that would shock humanitarian groups

Shabana Mahmood has refused to rule out sending rejected Afghan asylum seekers back to the Taliban-controlled country.

The home secretary said she is โ€œmonitoring very closelyโ€ talks between Kabul and EU countries about a returns programme for refused claimants. She also indicated that โ€œadditional conversationsโ€ about Afghan returns were happening inside Whitehall.

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ยฉ Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images

ยฉ Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images

ยฉ Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images

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