The Green Party's Zack Polanski says the Labour Government are treating asylum seekers as "pieces of crap", in response to the reforms announced by the Home Secretary. Labour Minister Sarah Sackman responded saying the Government is going to "put our asylum system on a sustainable footing with compassion, with control." #Newsnight | BBC Newsnight

Sky's Sophy Ridge asks asylum minister Alex Norris whether asylum seekers would have valuables taken from them to pay for accommodation costs. Home secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to announce huge changes to the asylum policy. trib.al/YdUTXI4 | Sky News

The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced what she claims is the “most sweeping asylum reforms in modern times”. Under the new rules, refugees will face a much longer wait for permanent settlement in the UK, with much tougher rules and less generous help along the way. Shabana Mahmood said this was vital to restore confidence in the asylum system that she said was in crisis. Some Labour backbenches said the changes were desperate and wrong. The Conservatives and Reform said they did not g

History will judge this government very harshly for its cruel and inhumane treatment of asylum seekers. | Jeremy Corbyn