Key facts
- Shabana Mahmood is the UK home secretary, the ministerial post responsible for immigration policy.
- The remark was reported by Sky News in a headline that did not date the statement or give its venue.
The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said Brexit had a very significant impact on the UK's ability to control migration, according to a headline carried by Sky News. The article text could not be retrieved, so the date, venue and exact wording of the remark could not be established.
Mahmood's post is home secretary, a role that covers immigration policy. The headline did not say whether she was describing the effect of the UK's departure from the EU on arrivals, on the government's legal powers over migration, or both.
No figure, quotation or policy proposal accompanied the remark in the material available.