Ministers are set to announce a major overhaul of the asylum system in a bid to stop small boat crossings in the Channel Gareth Fuller/PA
The borders minister has urged Labour MPs to wait for the Home Secretary’s announcement amid a backbench outcry over plans to toughen up the asylum system.
Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce sweeping changes in the Commons on Monday, including an overhaul of human rights laws and a series of other measures designed to deter people from seeking asylum in the UK.
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