Home Secretary

noun

British.

1. the secretary of state for the Home Office.

Home Secretary

noun

1. government short for Secretary of State for the Home Department ; the head of the Home Office

Word History and Origins

Origin of Home Secretary¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

"It is unacceptable that many victims are still waiting for compensation all these years later. That changes today," said Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Friday.

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In a letter to the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, committee chair Chi Onwurah accused the companies of failing to put in place technical measures that would make stolen phones less valuable.

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Mahmood's words echo those of former Labour Home Secretary John Reid, whose warning two decades ago sparked one of Whitehall's biggest shake-ups.

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The focus of the national grooming gangs inquiry "will not change" or be "watered down", Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has insisted.

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The Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp told me: "This is wholly contrary to what the prime minister has been saying – which is that all of the evidence submitted related to the 2021-2023 period."

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