Nearly 13,500 migrants have been removed from Britain since the election, the Government has said, as the Home Secretary promised a “step change” in tackling illegal working.
Ms Cooper told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that, while the number of asylum seekers entering Britain via boat is too high, she is wary of giving herself a deadline to solve the problem.
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has refused to set herself a deadline to bring illegal migration to heel despite admitting that the rate of illegal Channel crossings is “far too high”.
Labour previously pledged to return more people who do not have a right to stay in the UK halfway through their first year in office than any other six-month period since 2018.
Ms Cooper told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that, while the number of asylum seekers entering Britain via boat is too high, she is wary of giving herself a deadline to solve the problem.
“Of course we want to continue to progress, of course we want to see the boat crossings come down as rapidly as possible.”
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