Funding

Home secretary Yvette Cooper has said an additional 75 million for the Governments border command is new funding from the Budget. Ms Cooper was pressed on Labours plans to tackle people smuggling ahead of the Interpol General Assembly in Glasgow on Monday (4 November). The home secretary told BBC Breakfast: Its part of the Budget settlement. Its in addition to the 75 million wed already talked about, which is only just starting to be invested now. The further amount doubles the border commands funding to 150 million over two years. The money will be used to fund high-tech surveillance equipment and 100 specialist investigators who will target criminals engaged in people smuggling.