The Sun published an article at 22:28 on June 26, 2026, stating that Sir Keir Starmer's government was described as a "lame-duck Government" descending into farce. The report alleged that Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood failed to sack immigration minister Mike Tapp and instead imposed a restriction preventing him from seeing official documents.
According to the article by Martina Bet, Chief Political Correspondent for The Sun, the Prime Minister refused to remove Mr. Tapp following a newspaper article on migration written by the minister. Consequently, Shabana Mahmood imposed an extraordinary restriction on Mike Tapp as the PM maintained his position against removal.
The report stated that Mr. Tapp will remain in post despite the access ban. However, he is prohibited from viewing Home Office documents related to his duties.
According to The Sun, prior to this incident involving a newspaper article on migration, Mike Tapp had called for foreign care workers to be exempt from Labour's hardline settlement reforms. This context was provided in the coverage of the dispute between the ministers and the Prime Minister.