Shabana Mahmood calls Nigel Farage ‘worse than racist’ over ‘dog-whistle politics’

<p>Home secretary also tells Labour conference fringe event of the abuse her family have been subjected to recently </p><ul><li><p><strong>Warning: this article contains language that some may find offensive</strong></p></li></ul><p>The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has accused Nigel Farage of “worse than racist” dog-whistle politics as she described how members of her family had been racially abused near their home in recent weeks.</p><p>After a speech calling on Labour and the UK to “fight for our belief in a greater Britain, not a littler England”, she said the Reform leader has “blown a very, very loud dog whistle to every racist in the country” with policies that would reassess the immigration status of people who have been granted a right to settle in the UK.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/29/shabana-mahmood-calls-nigel-farage-worse-than-racist-over-dog-whistle-politics">Continue reading...</a>