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Politics
Sophie Wingate

Every Labour MP elected on pledge to secure borders, Reed says amid backlash

Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Steve Reed defended the Government’s asylum overhaul (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Wire)

“Every single” Labour MP was elected on a manifesto commitment to secure the UK’s borders, a Cabinet minister has said as he defended the Government’s asylum reforms amid a backlash.

Steve Reed said he was “absolutely” proud to be part of Sir Keir Starmer’s administration bringing in the package aimed at deterring migrants from seeking asylum in the UK and making it easier to remove people with no right to be in the country.

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