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Labour reportedly considering offshoring asylum seekers’ claims (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Labour is reportedly considering a scheme that would see asylum seekers’ claims processed elsewhere.

Keir Starmer is mulling “detailed plans” for an offshoring scheme as he seeks to deter Tory attacks on Labour’s alternative to the Rwanda plan, the Times said on Monday.

The Labour leader has previously dismissed the plan to deport people to the African nation as a “gimmick” and made clear his party’s opposition.

However, the shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, and shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock have reportedly been speaking to asylum experts, former home secretary David Blunkett and other European countries to draw up an alternative proposal to tackle small boats crossings in the Channel.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

You maybe in to something but I don't have any faith in the HomeOffice absolving themselves of responsibility behind a third party contract which will, let's face it, not be as watertight as we would hope.

HomeOffice: it wasn't our fault, it was the fault of Asylum Processing Solutions Ltd

APS: we abide by the contract set with the HomeOffice.