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Shabana Mahmood promises to expand safe asylum routes to battle criminal gangs after Channel deaths

The Guardian - Politics and The Mirror UK describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Shabana Mahmood has announced plans to expand legal routes to claim asylum in the UK - saying three deaths in the Channel highlight the urgent need to act.
The headline split The Guardian - Politics frames it as "Shabana Mahmood says Labour party wants to create ‘fairness in our immigration system’ –...". The Independent frames it as "Shabana Mahmood: I feel revulsion and fear at the sight of masked racists".
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Left / center-leftShabana Mahmood promises to expand safe asylum routes to battle criminal gangs after Channel deaths

The Mirror UK · Center-left · News report

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The Mirror UKNews report · Sep 28, 4:15 PM

Shabana Mahmood promises to expand safe asylum routes to battle criminal gangs after Channel deaths

Shabana Mahmood has announced plans to expand legal routes to claim asylum in the UK - saying three deaths in the Channel highlight the urgent need to act

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The Guardian - PoliticsNews report · Sep 28, 5:00 PM

Shabana Mahmood says Labour party wants to create ‘fairness in our immigration system’ – UK politics live

She says a lack of fairness can make ‘people turn inwards’ Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hope Lisa O’Carroll is a senior Guardian correspondent. The head of the SD...

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Metro UKNews report · Sep 28, 3:33 PM

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces ‘safe and legal’ routes for refugees to enter UK

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The IndependentNews report · Sep 28, 3:32 PM

Shabana Mahmood: I feel revulsion and fear at the sight of masked racists

The home secretary announced new routes for refugees to come to the UK at her speech in Labour conference in Liverpool

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Sep 28, 3:32 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Sep 28, 3:33 PM: Metro UK joined the source map.

Sep 28, 4:15 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Sep 28, 5:00 PM: The Guardian - Politics joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.