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The Government's Ship Idea

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The Failure of Immigration Policy

Robert Genrik, the Immigration Minister, accused Yvette Cooper of being weak. But this also goes down to broader failures of policy, right? Why is it that we've got this hotel problem? Now we're talking about barges. The asylum system is so bust. It is so broken. 160,000 people are waiting to have their asylum application processed. There's no council accommodation. It hasn't been built for a long time. They really want to find a solution that speeds things up and gives people houses. Because they say... You know, more attractive to come. Yeah.

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