I will open new legal routes for genuine refugees, while closing loopholes that have been too often abused. My goal is simple: to ensure we have an asylum system not just today but for generations to come.
Previewing the immigration bill
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I will not hesitate to impose further measures on other countries refusing to cooperate.
An attack on any individual in public life is an attack on every one of us, and it is an attack on democracy itself.
Robust debate and criticism are part of this job - threats, abuse and violence are not.
My message to the Eritrean government is simple: take back your nationals or face a complete ban on your citizens entering the UK.
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