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| Labour pledges 1,000 extra border staff | Labour pledges 1,000 extra border staff |
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| Labour will recruit an extra 1,000 UK border guards if it wins the general election, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper is to say. | Labour will recruit an extra 1,000 UK border guards if it wins the general election, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper is to say. |
| The party would fund the staff with a charge for visitors from the United States and 55 other countries with a visa waiver agreement with the UK. | The party would fund the staff with a charge for visitors from the United States and 55 other countries with a visa waiver agreement with the UK. |
| Ms Cooper will say the new staff would "bolster" border security. | Ms Cooper will say the new staff would "bolster" border security. |
| The Conservatives said Labour's plans would only fund 59 new jobs and showed the party was not ready for government. | |
| But Labour said the proposed charge would more than cover the £45m cost of the additional border guards. | But Labour said the proposed charge would more than cover the £45m cost of the additional border guards. |
| 'Awful cases' | 'Awful cases' |
| Under the plans, nationals in countries with a "visa waiver" system of fast-track permission to enter the UK would be charged about £10 per visit. | Under the plans, nationals in countries with a "visa waiver" system of fast-track permission to enter the UK would be charged about £10 per visit. |
| By charging for the service, Labour said it would replicate the system used by the United States and would not put people off visiting Britain. | By charging for the service, Labour said it would replicate the system used by the United States and would not put people off visiting Britain. |
| The party estimates around 5.5 million travellers a year would have to pay the new fee - many from the US, Australia and Canada. | The party estimates around 5.5 million travellers a year would have to pay the new fee - many from the US, Australia and Canada. |
| Labour is to say the extra staff would also increase the speed of passport checks and "improve visitors' experience". | Labour is to say the extra staff would also increase the speed of passport checks and "improve visitors' experience". |
| There are currently between 7,000 and 8,000 frontline UK border staff. | There are currently between 7,000 and 8,000 frontline UK border staff. |
| In a speech in central London on Tuesday, Ms Cooper is expected to accuse the government of having no idea where 50,000 failed asylum seekers are, saying it has failed to sort out the problems in Calais. | In a speech in central London on Tuesday, Ms Cooper is expected to accuse the government of having no idea where 50,000 failed asylum seekers are, saying it has failed to sort out the problems in Calais. |
| "Enforcement has got worse in the last five years," she will say. "Under (Home Secretary) Theresa May, basic checks are just not being done, and that is undermining confidence in the whole system. | "Enforcement has got worse in the last five years," she will say. "Under (Home Secretary) Theresa May, basic checks are just not being done, and that is undermining confidence in the whole system. |
| "The number of people stopped and turned away at the border has halved. A smaller proportion of people absconding at the border are being found. And we recently discovered 175,000 failed asylum seekers may not be removed because the Department has 'limited resources'." | "The number of people stopped and turned away at the border has halved. A smaller proportion of people absconding at the border are being found. And we recently discovered 175,000 failed asylum seekers may not be removed because the Department has 'limited resources'." |
| The shadow home secretary will point to a "serious and growing problem" of immigrants trying to get to the UK from Calais, including "awful cases of young men camping by the roadside, then leaping onto the wheel arches of passing lorries, only to be crushed and killed". | The shadow home secretary will point to a "serious and growing problem" of immigrants trying to get to the UK from Calais, including "awful cases of young men camping by the roadside, then leaping onto the wheel arches of passing lorries, only to be crushed and killed". |
| Labour wants to convert all visa waiver arrangements to the electronic version introduced this year for passport holders from the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman for visa-free stays of up to six months. | Labour wants to convert all visa waiver arrangements to the electronic version introduced this year for passport holders from the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman for visa-free stays of up to six months. |
| 'Arms race of rhetoric' | 'Arms race of rhetoric' |
| The Conservatives said this meant the system would cost more to operate than it recovered in fees. | The Conservatives said this meant the system would cost more to operate than it recovered in fees. |
| Home Secretary Theresa May said: "Even before Yvette Cooper's speech, this announcement has unravelled completely. | Home Secretary Theresa May said: "Even before Yvette Cooper's speech, this announcement has unravelled completely. |
| "Labour are pretending they can hire 1,000 more immigration staff when their funding model would raise enough money for only 59 new staff members. And as their secret spending review contains plans to cut the Home Office budget, they are being especially dishonest. | |
| "And what's more, by relaxing the government's immigration reforms, Labour would take Britain backwards and risk a surge in both legal and illegal immigration. | |
| "This disastrous policy launch shows Labour aren't remotely ready for the responsibility of government." | "This disastrous policy launch shows Labour aren't remotely ready for the responsibility of government." |
| Labour has promised a new immigration bill within months if it wins next May's election. | Labour has promised a new immigration bill within months if it wins next May's election. |
| The success of the UK Independence Party has increased the pressure on the other parties over the issue, and Labour only narrowly defeated Nigel Farage's party at the recent Heywood and Middleton by-election. | The success of the UK Independence Party has increased the pressure on the other parties over the issue, and Labour only narrowly defeated Nigel Farage's party at the recent Heywood and Middleton by-election. |
| Last week Labour leader Ed Miliband promised not to try to "out-UKIP UKIP", but called for a debate on where the party stood. | Last week Labour leader Ed Miliband promised not to try to "out-UKIP UKIP", but called for a debate on where the party stood. |
| Ms Cooper is expected to attack what she calls the "arms race of rhetoric" from the other parties over immigration, but will also criticise those who "dismiss people's genuine concerns". | Ms Cooper is expected to attack what she calls the "arms race of rhetoric" from the other parties over immigration, but will also criticise those who "dismiss people's genuine concerns". |
| She will say: "Both sides shout at each other. Neither are right. And most people don't agree with either of them." | She will say: "Both sides shout at each other. Neither are right. And most people don't agree with either of them." |