Home secretary Yvette Cooper will address Parliament later this afternoon with her plans for reforming the asylum system

Sir Keir has promised a ‘national renewal’ after a summer of anti-migrant protests and troubling Labour poll ratings

The Home Secretary will tell MPs police are tackling small boat gangs and the Government is acting to overhaul the asylum system.

The home secretary will speak in the Commons as MPs return to Westminster after recess on Monday

Home secretary Yvette Cooper will address Parliament later this afternoon with her plans for reforming the asylum system

The home secretary insisted the government will ‘get on with the hard graft, roll up our sleeves and do it step by step’