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Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
EditorThe GuardianBeat: Home Affairs, with a focus on prison reform, early release, probation, and homelessness.
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Bio
Rajeev Syal is the Home Affairs editor at The Guardian.
Professional background
Editor of the Home Affairs section at The Guardian.
Disclosed affiliations
The Guardian
Sourcing patterns
Uses primary sources (TIER1_PRIMARY) for reporting.
Reporting vs. opinion history
Reporting
Corrections / retractions
None reported.
Indexed articles
- Prisoners freed early in England and Wales risk living on the streets, say probation officers
Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT