it ona take it in, the uk is 100,000 since it on a different order of magnitude. what i m saying is, do we have the big problem that you say we have? taste have the big problem that you say we have? ~ ., ., , .,, ., have? we have a problem in that we have? we have a problem in that we have 173,000 have? we have a problem in that we have 173,000 people have? we have a problem in that we have 173,000 people in have? we have a problem in that we have 173,000 people in the - have? we have a problem in that we have 173,000 people in the backlogl have 173,000 people in the backlog costing have 173,000 people in the backlog costing £6 million a day in hotels which costing £6 million a day in hotels which is costing £6 million a day in hotels which is undermining the public trust which is undermining the public trust in which is undermining the public trust in the system. if you undermine the public trust, you lose the compassion we need so we had to -et the compassion we ne
any other european neighbour. that labour now perhaps start to talk positively about the benefits rather than the problems of migration? there are people who have come to our country there are people who have come to our country and contributed a huge amount, that is why the processing of asylum amount, that is why the processing of asylum claims is so important. there of asylum claims is so important. there are of asylum claims is so important. there are 173,000 people in the backlog there are 173,000 people in the backlog and many of those, 75% are given backlog and many of those, 75% are given a backlog and many of those, 75% are given a positive decision, of asylum claims, given a positive decision, of asylum claims, and given a positive decision, of asylum claims, and those people get leave to remain claims, and those people get leave to remain and it is an important contribution to our economy and society contribution to our economy and society. but you also
hanging their heads in shame. in terms of the government have said about the bibby stockholm, the have said they have been complying with uk health security agency, have gone above and beyond what has been recommended. are you disputing that basic fact? t recommended. are you disputing that basic fact? .., ., recommended. are you disputing that basicfact? ., ,, . ., ., basic fact? i cannot speculate about the recise basic fact? i cannot speculate about the precise details. basic fact? i cannot speculate about the precise details. what basic fact? i cannot speculate about the precise details. what we - basic fact? i cannot speculate about the precise details. what we can - basic fact? i cannot speculate about| the precise details. what we can see is that those people have been evacuated from the barge, but what this really plays until it is a very clear sense of the backlog being 173,000, a failure at. that clear sense of the backlog being 173,000, a failure at.- 173,000, a failure
and the government should be hanging their heads in shame. thea;r and the government should be hanging their heads in shame. their heads in shame. they said they have been complying their heads in shame. they said they have been complying with their heads in shame. they said they have been complying with the - their heads in shame. they said they have been complying with the uk - have been complying with the uk health security agency and have gone above and beyond what has been recommended. are you disputing that basic fact? i recommended. are you disputing that basic fact? .., recommended. are you disputing that basicfact? ,, . ., ., basic fact? i can t speculate about the precise basic fact? i can t speculate about the precise details, basic fact? i can t speculate about the precise details, what - basic fact? i can t speculate about the precise details, what we - basic fact? i can t speculate about the precise details, what we can l the precise details, what we can see
the british public. fir interests of migrants above those of the british public. the british public. or ust fulfils our the british public. or ust fulfils your commitment the british public. or ust fulfils your commitment in h the british public. orjust fulfils your commitment in terms - the british public. orjust fulfils your commitment in terms of. the british public. orjust fulfils. your commitment in terms of the european convention on human rights in providing a safe space for asylum seekers. the bigger problem here though, isn t it, is that we have this enormous backlog in asylum applications. in 2010 when your party came into office, 19,000 roughly waiting to be processed, now that figure stands at 173,000. that has all happened on your watch. well, the good news in that regard is that the hard work that we have put in in recent months since rishi sunak became prime minister and i became immigration minister is paying off. we are seeing very strong results now, in the las