UK signs deal with Iraq to tackle people smugglers in Europe
Yvette Cooper says deal means cooperation with Iraqi security forces and faster return of refused asylum seekers
Keir Starmer’s government has signed a deal with Iraq to tackle people smugglers across Europe as new figures showed that net migration to the UK hit a record high of nearly a million in a period covering Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak’s tenures as prime minister.
The agreement will mean close cooperation with Iraqi intelligence and police to tackle organised crime networks, a faster return of refused asylum seekers and the formation of a new taskforce, according to the home secretary, Yvette Cooper.
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