Labour will not get rid of the Bibby Stockholm barge on day one, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said.
Speaking during an immigration debate on LBC's Nick Ferrari at Breakfast, Ms Cooper said Labour wants to stop using barges as they are "incredibly expensive" but it cannot be done immediately as "the system is broken".But Home Secretary Jame Cleverly said using barges like the Bibby Stockholm had "allowed us to close asylum hotels and we have reduced the number we're using by well over 100".
"Having talked to people in the NCA and in Europol, were talking about an additional 1,000 across border police and investigators.
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