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UK Home Office Overhaul Promised Amid Dysfunctional Report
10/23/2025
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- The internal report by Tory MP Nick Timothy finds the UK Home Office dysfunctional and “not yet fit for purpose.”
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood acknowledged the department's shortcomings and pledged to overhaul its structure and culture.
- The report's findings echo criticisms raised by John Reid, the former Labour Home Secretary, nearly two decades ago.
- The report highlights a backlog of 166,000 asylum cases.
