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I cannot think of a more difficult policy conundrum to fix. However, I do know one thing, getting on top of the backlog and actually processing people will be a huge help. We'd then be in a very different situation - we could legitimately say that we'd processed people, determined that they were not genuine asylum seekers and they should be returned. At present, it's too easy for other countries to point out that they haven't even been processed, so no debate to be had.
Of course, the problem the government has is that the main goal seems to be to create division with Labour, which isn't happening. They've also gambled everything that they'll win a battle along the lines of "We've tried everything to stop the boats, but pesky, leftie lawyers, the EU, France, aliens, weather, the solar system etc. have made it impossible". That won't cut it.