Home Secretary

American

noun

British.

the secretary of state for the Home Office.

Home Secretary British

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Home Secretary

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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Responding to the net migration figures, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the government would be "going further" as she referenced the pressure of migration on local communities.

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The then Home Secretary Yvette Cooper proscribed the group after internal Home Office security assessments of its activity.

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood hopes "sweeping reforms" will tackle illegal migration and restore public trust in a system she described as "out of control and unfair".

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The conference came at the end of a week where Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced a string of changes to the immigration system.

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The National Conservatism Conference has brought conservative thinkers, politicians and journalists to Westminster and has heard speeches from senior Tories, including Home Secretary Suella Braverman and former Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg.

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