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Illegal Migration Bill

Proceeding contribution from Yvette Cooper (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 March 2023. It occurred during Debate on bills on Illegal Migration Bill.

Immigration law is important, but the problem is that, at the moment, a huge amount of immigration law is not even enforced. There has been an 80% drop in the number of people who have been unsuccessful in the asylum system and been returned—an 80% drop since the Conservatives came to office. At the same time, our asylum system, under the Tories, is in total chaos. Only 1% of last year’s cases have had even an initial decision. Home Office decision making has been cut by 40%, the backlog has trebled in the space of just a few years, and thousands of people are in costly and inappropriate hotels.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
729 c583 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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