UK ministers accused over asylum backlogs after 2,000 tents bought

Labour hits out at flailing' government for failing to process asylum claims more quickly

Yvette Cooper has accused the government of flailing around" in its approach to tackling backlogs in the UK asylum system after it emerged the Home Office has bought tents ready to house up to 2,000 people on disused military sites.

Labour's shadow home secretary attacked the government for failing to process asylum claims more quickly, although she refused to say whether Labour would also use tents to deal with the migrant housing crisis.