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Home Affairs Minister Shabana Mahmood claims racial prejudice is on the rise in Britain, recalling the abuse she and her family have suffered in recent months. The Senior Cabinet Minister has expressed his view that the UK is becoming more racially intolerant, saying the country is experiencing a deterioration in social relations between different ethnic groups.

To talk TimesShe said: “Being called a ‘F***** P***’ is nothing new to me, but it’s been happening a lot more lately than I have in the rest of my life. And more than just my own family has been racially abused in this way recently. My family members, my immediate family members, my extended family members, my parents, my siblings, my cousins.”

“There are examples in our family and the people I represent of being sworn at and told to get the hell out of the house.”

The Home Secretary stressed that these terrible incidents could continue to increase if the UK’s concerns about immigration are not addressed.

She continued: “This is becoming a bit too common again these days. ‘F***** P***’, ‘f***** Muslim’, Muslim women in headscarves in particular regularly attract the attention of ‘f***** Muslim’.”

“If you are an ethnic minority in Britain, it is safe to say that attitudes towards race relations have sadly deteriorated.”

Ms Mahmood added that she was “frustrated” after hearing comments telling her to “get in her own lane” after speaking out against rising immigration figures. She said she was often told “how dare you, as a woman from your own background, think or say other things.”

The Home Secretary’s comments follow plans for an asylum announcement to reform the immigration system.

The proposed changes include granting successful asylum applicants “temporary” permission to remain in the UK only, which will be reviewed every two and a half years.

Previously, refugees were allowed to stay for five years and could then apply for indefinite leave to stay.

Ms Mahmood will also introduce a bill that would change the way Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the right to family life, is applied in immigration cases.

Migrants could face deportation as soon as their home country is deemed safe, and housing and weekly allowances may no longer be guaranteed while in Britain.