83 m. ago UK Government’s major vow over 'stop the boats' deal with French

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told the parliament, upon its summer break return, when she expects migrants who arrived illegally via the English Channel to be returned to France

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2 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Yvette Cooper's parliamentary speech was a public emergency edict delivered by Play School presenter

Yvette Cooper's tactic, in the face of smouldering civil unrest about asylum hotels, was to wobble her head and adopt a damp, disapproving tone. Public-emergency edict delivered by Play School presenter.

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3 h. ago Labour's 'one in, one out' migrant deal fiasco: As Cooper attempts asylum 'crackdown', it emerges 3,567 people have landed in dinghies since deal with France was struck

Ministers claimed when the agreement was announced in July that it would take effect within weeks, but the Home Secretary now says she expects the deportations to begin 'later this month'.

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5 h. ago Yvette Cooper pauses new refugee family reunions in fresh asylum crackdown

Charities warn the changes will ‘push more desperate people into the arms of smugglers in an effort to reunite with loved ones’

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5 h. ago Expedited UK visa scheme being set up for Gaza students and other young people fleeing war

The Government will use ‘legal and controlled support’ to help people fleeing persecution, the Home Secretary told MPs

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5 h. ago Yvette Cooper accused of pushing children towards people smugglers by halting refugee scheme

Home secretary under fire over suspension of family reunion system that she said was at risk of exploitationYvette Cooper has been accused of pushing children “into the arms of people smugglers” after halting a scheme allowing refugees to bring their family to the UK.The home secretary said the refugee family reunion route was at risk of exploitation and she would “temporarily suspend new applications” until tougher rules are introduced next year. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Cooper accused by Labour MP of ‘scapegoating’ migrants over asylum plans

Kim Johnson called for ‘more humane policies’, such as safe routes for migrants, as she criticised the Government’s plans.

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7 h. ago ‘Radical’ reforms on asylum laws announced by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper

Labour has vowed to end the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers by the next election but the Prime Minister said he has set the ‘challenge’ of emptying them sooner

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7 h. ago Yvette Cooper to suspend new refugee family reunion applications as she unveils asylum crackdown

Home secretary Yvette Cooper says the first asylum seekers to be returned to France under a new deal will begin later this month

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8 h. ago How many children should you have? What experts say about the ideal family size

How should people choose how many children to have, and is there, really, a magic number? Eilidh Dorgan finds out

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8 h. ago ‘I completely get it’ – Starmer insists he wants to empty asylum hotels faster

Sir Keir Starmer spoke to the BBC about his desire to grip the small boats crisis, as Yvette Cooper is set to unveil reforms to border security.

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer: I want to speed up closing down migrant hotels

Labour has vowed to end the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers by the next election but the Prime Minister said he has set the ‘challenge’ of emptying them sooner

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8 h. ago Voices: Yvette Cooper’s plans to fix the asylum system won’t work

After a summer of spiralling migrant numbers and protests outside asylum hotels, the home secretary has returned to the Commons with tougher new restrictions – but Labour looks like it’s playing catch-up to Reform, says Emily Sheffield

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9 h. ago Starmer slams Reform’s ‘politics of grievance’ ahead of Cooper unveiling asylum crackdown to MPs

Home secretary Yvette Cooper will address Parliament later this afternoon with her plans for reforming the asylum system

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10 h. ago Yvette Cooper to give major asylum update as PM lashes out at Farage's fantasy plans

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will address MPs returning from the summer break after a difficult summer for Labour with tensions rising over asylum hotels

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10 h. ago Ministers committed to ECHR, No 10 says, ahead of border reforms announcement

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will unveil reforms to the border security and asylum system on Monday.

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10 h. ago Voices: Yvette Cooper’s raft of ideas to fix the asylum system don’t hold water

After a summer of spiralling migrant numbers and protests outside asylum hotels, the home secretary has returned to the Commons with tougher new restrictions – but Labour looks like it’s playing catch-up to Reform, says Emily Sheffield

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12 h. ago Labour in ‘complete denial’ over asylum crisis as Cooper unveils crackdown on refugee reunions

Another round of protests took place over the weekend against the housing of asylum seekers in The Bell Hotel in Epping

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13 h. ago Home Secretary to set out border security and asylum reforms

Yvette Cooper will say the Government’s overhaul of the ‘broken’ asylum system will contribute to ending the use of asylum hotels.

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14 h. ago UK Government to address the nation after weekend of fury across country

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will address MPs this afternoon about Labour's plans to deal with immigration as one minister hinted at reforming the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

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