Iwill make a statement about how we restore order and control to our borders. I do so as this Government publishes the most significant reform to our migration system in modern times.

This country will always offer sanctuary to those fleeing danger, but we must also acknowledge that the world has changed and our asylum system has not changed with it.

Our world is a more volatile, and more mobile, place. Huge numbers are on the move. While some are refugees, others are economic migrants seeking to use, and abuse, our asylum system. Even genuine refugees are passing through other safe countries searching for the most attractive place to seek refuge.

The burden that has fallen on this country has been heavy. 400,000 have sought asylum here in the last four years. Over 100,000 people now li

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