Keir Starmer said "Fewer Channel crossings mean fewer asylum seekers need to be housed as the system is "more under control" than it was under the Tories." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 26, 2026

Fewer Channel crossings mean fewer asylum seekers need to be housed as the system is "more under control" than it was under the Tories.

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Keir Starmer

Labour Party

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Commenting on asylum seeker housing during a press event.

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