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‘Unfounded’ claims should be rejected in weeks, says Yvette Cooper

Shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, says she would prioritise applications from countries such as Albania

Numbers swollen by humanitarian arrivals from Ukraine, Afghanistan and Hong Kong

Labour warned the Tories had 'completely failed to get a grip' of the asylum and immigration system as the war in Ukraine, arrivals of Afghans and Hongkongers and the end of lockdown restrictions fuel surge in net migration

Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says that as a result of the choices the Tories have made, we are facing the biggest drop in living standards in generations - and adds that Britain deserves better

The Home Office apologised last month and said "we will engage with the families during the process"

Natalie Elphicke pressed for more action than just observation.

Labour’s shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper suggested Rishi Sunak had done “grubby political deals” in the cases of both Suella Braverman and Sir Gavin Williamson. The Prime Minister reappointed Ms Braverman as Home Secretary just six days after she was forced to quit over a security breach. He also handed…

Stephen Kinnock suggested ID cards should "certainly be on the table" to control migration and pointed to their usage in many EU countries - before the Shadow Home Secretary dismissed the proposal