In Parliament

I have been very straight in saying that our asylum system does need improvement.

I am grateful to my right hon.

There are many plans afoot to try to improve the processing of asylum claims, and one of those relates to procuring alternative accommodatio

I find it staggering that Labour Members seem to love complaining about the system but when we introduced laws to fix it, what did they do?

The Prime Minister and I are committed to reducing dangerous illegal migration into the UK, which is why I was in Paris today with my French

As my hon. Friend says, on its own, this agreement will not fix the problem—it is important that everyone is clear about that.

I read with interest the report from the Select Committee, which makes several important points about greater collaboration and deeper co-op

I thank my hon. Friend for all her work on this issue over several years. As I said, I am not going to overplay this agreement.

A large win from the agreement is that there will be more French gendarmes patrolling the French beaches.

I have visited our clandestine command and control team, headed up by Dan O’Mahoney and Border Force officials, and we have a military prese