Mahmood in standoff with Starmer over sacking of her junior minister

Published June 25, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

No 10 refused demand to immediately remove immigration minister over breach of ministerial code

Shabana Mahmood is locked in an extraordinary standoff with Keir Starmer after Downing Street refused to immediately sack her junior minister for breaching the ministerial code.

Details

The home secretary has demanded that Mike Tapp, the immigration minister, should be sacked for writing an unauthorised article calling for overseas care workers to be exempt from hardline immigration reforms.

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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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