Hilary Benn: “Dealt with the backlogs, we're now processing asylum claims much much quicker”

The scenes of disorder we have witnessed in some parts of Northern Ireland this evening are only damaging communities and putting innocent lives at risk. There is no justification at all for this type of destruction and thuggery.

People have been rightly shocked by the brutal attack in north Belfast, but the police must be allowed to do their job so the law can take its course. There is no justification at all for this type of thuggery. I echo the call from the…

Those suffering at the end of their lives deserve nothing less.

We all have a responsibility, by our actions and our words, not to inflame and we all have a responsibility – as I indicated in answering the original question – to plea for clam in these circumstances.