(LBC) The home secretary has called for “greater transparency” from police forces when dealing with serious crimes committed by asylum seekers.
It comes as unrest spreads across the country following a number of incidents where alleged asylum seekers were accused of serious, sometimes sexual, offences.
Speaking to LBC’s Nick Ferrari, Yvette Cooper called on local police forces to be more transparent with the public when dealing with offences committed by foreign nationals.
“We want to see greater transparency. We think it’s important,” Ms Copper said.
The home secretary pointed to a recent case where a number of Iranian nationals who were charged under the Terrorism Act had their nationalities released to the public upon arrest.
