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If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 22 May 2025Answered: 2 June 2025

Asked by

Wendy Morton

ConservativeAldridge-Brownhills

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Answer from Hansard

Yvette Cooper

Given that the right hon. Member was a member of the previous Government, her question might be rather more plausible if she apologised for the 100-fold increase in small boat crossings under her Government’s watch and for the quadrupling of net migration as a result of the policies that she supported in government. If she wants to support stronger action against illegal migration and the gangs that are organising it, why will she not support the counter-terrorism powers that this Government are putting in place to go after them?