The party says speeding up processing of claims from 'safe' countries would help clear the backlog.
Labour says it would fast-track applications from countries designated safe - a list including countries like India and Brazil as well as Albania.
The party has not provided detail of how the fast-tracking would work, but said it would be based on similar schemes in Germany, Switzerland and Sweden. Currently, asylum claims from designated safe countries are normally considered unfounded - unless the person applying can show otherwise. Labour introduced a fast-track scheme for safe countries when it was last in power in 2002, which involved detaining applicants at a former army barracks near Cambridge whilst their applications were processed.Ms Cooper said the "existing system" would apply to asylum applicants waiting for a decision under Labour's latest proposals, suggesting the party is not looking to replicate detention in its new plan.
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