Yvette Cooper has suggested that Labour would work with third-party countries on migrant returns, despite a pledge to get rid of the Rwanda scheme.
Speaking in an immigration debate with James Cleverly on LBC's Nick Ferrari at Breakfast, Ms Cooper said that the Rwanda scheme had been costly and ineffective.Despite pledging to axe the Rwanda scheme, Labour have said that they would look at using third countries to send people to, usually en route to their final country of destination.But Ms Cooper was unable to say what third country a failed asylum seeker from Syria would be sent to under a Labour government.
"But what we won't do is send £300 million for two volunteers." Ms Cooper and Mr Cleverly were clashing over their parties' respective plans on immigration.Labour has said that it would fund a a new border security command, with "hundreds of new investigators, intelligence officers, and cross-border police officers" by dropping the Rwanda scheme.
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