Ignore your backbenchers on migration, Labour grandee tells Home Secretary
- Posted on August 23, 2026
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Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson advocates for decisive leadership within Labour's migration policy framework, encouraging current Home Secretary Shabana Mahmoud to advance her reform agenda despite internal party resistance. Drawing from his experience managing similar controversies during Gordon Brown's administration, Johnson emphasizes that effective governance sometimes requires navigating disagreement among parliamentary colleagues to implement necessary changes.
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