THE Labour party must resist a shift to the left following a humiliating defeat in the Gorton and Denton by-election, the Home Secretary will warn.
will say that the party must push forward with its migration crack down or face putting its future in jeopardy.
The Home Secretary is expected to propose a crackdown following a recent visit to DenmarkCredit: PA
Mahmood is facing potential opposition from senior figures from within her own partyCredit: PA
After being roundly bested by the , Labour will need to stick to its “centrist” path on migration to counter the “fairytale” of the Green’s open borders.
Mahmood and her migration reforms are battling continued demands from senior Labour figures to shift to the left in the wake of the Green’s victory in .
The Home Secretary is now expected to use a speech next week to face down her party’s demands and call for support for her migration reforms.
Mahmood’s party came a humiliating third in the crunch by-election with Reform and the Greens soundly beating labour.
In the wake of the disastrous result for Labour Prime Minister Sir faced down fresh calls for him to quit.
He vowed to fight on and accusing the Green Party of “sectarian” politics.
The Prime Minister also pledged to “fight against extremes in politics” on both the left and the right that threatened to “tear our country apart.”
Reform leader accused Muslim voters of cheating in the election through “illegal family voting.”
In the wake of the defeat Labour’s deputy prime minister said the result should be a “wake-up call” for the party.
She called for her colleagues to “rededicate” themselves to “a Labour agenda that puts people first.”
But now the first Muslim female Home Secretary is expected to double down on divisive policies instead.
A source said: “The idea that we are losing Muslim voters over immigration is just plain wrong.”
The new legislation to overhaul Britain’s asylum system is understood to be aimed at blunting the appeal of .
It comes after Mahmood visited , where a social democratic-led government has drastically reduced the number of asylum applications to the lowest number in 40 years.
The Home Secretary’s new move to overhaul Britain’s asylum system is understood to be aimed at blunting the appeal of Reform UKCredit: PA
Mahmood was shown around a Danish immigration centre ahead of her plans to announce a crackdown on migrationCredit: PA
The Danish Government has also removed 95% of rejected asylum seekers in a major crackdown.
The Home Secretary has made little secret of her admiration for the approach.
Denmark’s tough stance on began in the mid 2010s when the hard-right Danish People’s Party began to rise in the polls.
Mahmood is expected to say the Government must cut migration or risk opening the door to the right who would divide communities with the kind of anti-immigration raids seen in the US.
In her speech next week the Home Secretary is reportedly planning to say Britain will always provide sanctuary to people genuinely fleeing war and danger.
However she will also add that the generosity of the asylum system is attracting people from across the world, funding human traffickers and encouraging .
It is understood she faces a backbench revolt over the plans with Labour split more than ever after the all important Gorton and Denton by-election.
Ms Mahmood is likely to face opposition in her efforts to emulate the Danish model from at least a few dozen Labour MPs who would see the party move left.
Labour backers of her policies say that without taking any action on migration, the party faces future electoral defeats.
Speaking to The Telegraph this week in Denmark, Mahmood said: “The levels of illegal migration are putting immense strain on our country, and our public services – creating division within communities across the country.
“Illegal migration is undermining the contract between government and its citizens – eroding support for the asylum system entirely.
“But Denmark shows us how to be firm but fair: increasing the removals of illegal migrants that have no right to be in their country while providing refuge to those in genuine need.”
It is understood Mahmood faces a backbench revolt over the plansCredit: PA
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