The talks come as the government continues to face pressure to reduce the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats.<\/p>\n
Saturday – Mahmood’s first full day in the job – saw 1,097 people arriving, one of the highest number of people on record.<\/p>\n
That brought the total number of people arriving in the UK by small boat to more than 30,000 this year, according to Home Office statistics, a number that Mahmood described as “utterly unacceptable”. <\/p>\n
The number of people arriving in the UK by small boats this year is up by 37% on last year, according to analysis by the PA news agency.<\/p>\n
Mahmood said she hoped to agree new measures to “protect our borders with our five eyes partners, hitting people smugglers hard” at Monday’s security talks.<\/p>\n
She said: “As the security threats we all face become more complex and span continents, we are stronger and safer together.”<\/p>\n
The meeting comes days after Mahmood was appointed as home secretary in the prime minister’s major cabinet reshuffle, replacing Yvette Cooper.<\/p>\n
The Five Eyes alliance is a post-World War II intelligence-sharing pact between the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand on communications intelligence.<\/p>\n
On Sunday night, Noem posted a photo on social media, external<\/a> of her meeting with the US Ambassador to the UK Warren Stephens.<\/p>\n She said the pair discussed border and aviation security, immigration enforcement, and how her department can support “meaningful results” for both the UK and US.<\/p>\n