Home Office has struggled to deal with crises, says Shabana Mahmood

The Home Office has failed to meet the challenge of "crises" it has faced over several years and is "not yet fit for purpose", the home secretary has told the BBC. Shabana Mahmood acknowledged that the department, which she was put in charge of last month, had "a range of problems" including procuring contracts and holding on to senior staff but said that she was "determined to deliver". Mahmood was talking to…