Chris Philp in Commons clash with Home Secretary

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Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp clashed with the criticsed Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in the House of Commons on Monday during a statement on the asylum crisis. Mr Philp said: "29,003 illegal immigrants crossed the English channel, that is the worst year in history. This government is failing and everyone can see it".   Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Far from smashing the gangs, so far this year, 29,000, to be precise, 29,003 illegal immigrants

00:10have crossed the English Channel. That is the worst year in history, and it is up by 38%

00:17compared to last year. That is not success, it is failure. Things are not getting any better,

00:23they are getting worse. This government is failing, and everyone can see it. That is why

00:29there are protests up and down the country, and where those protests are peaceful, I support

00:35them. That is why, this is a shocking figure, 75%, let this sink in, 75% of the public think

00:44the government is handling immigration and asylum badly.

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