Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer Williams Priti Patel has said she will make 'no apology' for tougher immigration rules as she announces 'the biggest overhaul of the UK’s asylum system in decades'.
The Home Secretary's new plan for immigration, which details how the Government intends to deal with people entering the UK illegally, will be set out on Wednesday.
The Home Office described the current asylum system as “collapsing under the pressures of what are in effect illegal routes to asylum, facilitated by criminals smuggling people into the UK and often resulting in the loss of life”. “Fairness” and a genuine need for refuge are at the heart of the proposals, the department said, as well as including measures
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