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Here's the labour leader sir keir starmer. most people will look. at this and say, "look, there's more taxpayers' cash now being spent on a problem - of the government's making." this has been going - on a very, very long time. and the home secretary has said i that the asylum system is broken. she's right about that — they broke it. - so, yes, this is a step in the right direction, | but there's so much more that needs to be done — and that's the speed at which the uk processes the request for asylum. according to figures from the refugee council, more than 40,000 people seeking asylum in...

Let's focus on another aspect of this story. and that's the speed at which the uk processes the request for asylum. according to figures from the refugee council, more than 40,000 people seeking asylum in the uk have been waiting between one and three years for a decision on their claim. a further 725 people have been waiting more than five years. hanna beirens is director of the migration policy institute europe. she is live with us. hanne, thanks for your time today. let's talk about the deal between france and the uk. due thicket has a chance of reducing the number of people crossing? reduc...