Political Quotes

The cost of asylum accommodation on the British taxpayer is too high. We have already reduced asylum costs by £1billion, but it is also right that we ask those who can contribute to do so.

The Southport Inquiry identified fundamental failings, across many of our public services, in the years leading up to July 2024. These devastating failures led to the senseless killing of three young girls and violent attacks on others.

We do absolutely have to do more as a Government and as a society to know exactly what the boundaries are between passionate, contested, fierce debate... and then behaviour that spills into threats and harassment.

Instead, a fair asylum system must be grounded in controlled, safe and legal asylum.