'This is a disaster!' Pat McFadden grilled on Labour plan for 'safe and legal' refugee routes as migrant crisis nears 200,000 crossings
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By Georgia Pearce
Published: 06/05/2026 - 09:41
The Work and Pensions Secretary said Shabana Mahmood is doing a 'very good job'
Pat McFadden faced a grilling on GB News on Labour's latest plan to move to "safe and legal" routes for refugees to enter Britain.
Speaking to the People's Channel, the Work and Pensions Secretay said Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is doing a "very good job" and has his "full support".
As the UK's migrant crisis is on track to reach 200,000 illegal arrivals as soon as today, Ms Mahmood unveiled plans to expand legal routes for refugees, once the Government regains control of the wider asylum system.
She said: "I think once we've got control of our system, once we've shown our country that we can run a good migration system, we can break the business model of the gangs."
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