Accusations that 'Labour-linked' charities and lawyers are blocking efforts to move asylum seekers out of hotels are 'nothing short of risible', a shadow frontbencher said
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She said the backlog for asylum applications is over 170,000 and"that's ten times more than when Labour left government". Ms Haigh said a Labour government would fast-track asylum seeker applications from safe countries to reduce the backlog, and stop small boat journeys by scrapping the"failed"and using the money to set up a cross-border police unit to tackle people smuggling.
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