Dubs, who was a child refugee, says Shabana Mahmood’s ‘shabby’ plans will increase community tensions UK politics live – latest updates Dubs, who was a child refugee, says Shabana Mahmood’s ‘shabby’ plans will increase community tensions UK politics live – latest updates The home secretary is seeking “to use children as a weapon” in her changes to the asylum system, a veteran Labour peer who came to Britain as a child refugee has said. Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK aged six in 1939 fleeing