Yvette Cooper risks ‘Windrush-type’ scandal by rushing asylum response, says Amber Rudd

Published on September 2, 2025 at 06:39 PM
Yvette Cooper risks ‘Windrush-type’ scandal by rushing asylum response, says Amber Rudd

Exclusive: Home secretary warned by Tory predecessor not to repeat ‘hostile environment’ mistakes of Conservatives

Yvette Cooper risks another Windrush-style scandal by repeating the mistakes the Conservatives made in implementing a hostile environment for migrants, a former Conservative home secretary has warned.

Amber Rudd, who was home secretary under Theresa May, urged her successor not to rush her response to the asylum controversy, as Cooper rolls out a series of new policies to quell public anger over irregular migration.

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