The former Prime Minister and former Home Secretary is experienced enough to know that that is not an accurate characterisation of what happened. By the time the Labour Government left office, the backlog of initial decisions was just a few thousand. Now it is 160,000, and in fact it has trebled in the past few years as a result of the complete failure of the Conservatives.
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.
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