Shadow women and equalities secretary Marsha de Cordova supports the challenges made to the government over âinhumane and unsafeâ asylum seeker barracks LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: Marsha De Cordova MP attends the Ethnicity Awards 2019 at The Grand Connaught Rooms on October 25, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) SHADOW WOMENS and Equalities Minister Marsha de Cordova has publicly expressed her support for the rehousing of asylum seekers living in âinhumane and unsafeâ accommodation. Posting on Twitter, she reshared an open letter written by the Shadow Immigration Minister, Holly Lynch, as she too weighed in on the governmentâs decision to continue to house refugees in sub-standard conditions.