Border Security and Asylum

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 3:45 pm ar 22 Gorffennaf 2024.

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Photo of Yvette Cooper Yvette Cooper The Secretary of State for the Home Department 3:45, 22 Gorffennaf 2024

My hon. Friend is right to raise the importance of working closely with local authorities. We are determined to do that. The Immigration Minister already has work in chain looking at how we can have better working co-operation between the Home Office and local authorities. It is also important to recognise that, through many generations, refugees have come to this country and contributed to our economy and society and been a hugely important part of that. It is partly because we have that important history that it is crucial to get the whole system functioning again, instead of the chaos we have at the moment, which undermines everyone’s confidence.