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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell,Millie Cooke and Holly Bancroft

Labour accused of rank hypocrisy over plans to detain child migrants and ditch slavery protections

Labour has been accused of rank hypocrisy over plans to uphold controversial Tory proposals to detain child migrants in its bid to crack down on cross-Channel smuggling gangs.

Despite Labour frontbenchers repeatedly speaking out against the Conservatives’ Illegal Migration Act (IMA), Yvette Cooper is pressing ahead with plans to allow unaccompanied children whose age is disputed by the Home Office to be detained.

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