Summary

  • Home Secretary Yvette Cooper tells Laura Kuenssberg that the UK's border security is "dependent on the weather" as the number of boat crossings increase on "calm days", she adds that "criminal gangs have taken a deep hold along the English channel"

  • Tory MP and shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Alex Burghart says the "number of people illegally crossing into the UK has gone up"

  • Earlier in the show, Former archbishop on Canterbury Justin Welby said that "everyone wants to be forgiven, but to demand forgiveness is to abuse again"

  • He adds that he is "deeply ashamed" about "profound upset" caused by his farewell speech in parliament, ahead of his resignation last November following pressure on his failure to report prolific child abuser John Smyth

  • This will be a stream-only page with no regular text updates - you can follow along with the show by clicking watch live at the top of the page

Live Reporting

Edited by Matt Spivey

  1. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper faces questions from Kuenssberg

    Matt Spivey
    Live editor

    Good morning and welcome to our coverage of this week's installment of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

    The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, is set to be quizzed just days after Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave her Spring Statement. If you need a recap of what the chancellor announced, our political correspondent Henry Zeffman has a handy video of everything you need to know in less than a minute.

    Also on Laura's show this week is the former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

    Tory MP Alex Burghart is also joining Laura on the show, he made headlines after his last appearance on the show earlier this year when he said Reform "wants to destroy" his party.

    This morning, we will be running a stream-only page, which means we will not be providing regular text updates.

    Although you will still be able to follow along with the show right here, just click Watch live at the top of this page from 09:00 BST.

    Before the show gets under way, there's just enough time to put the kettle on, get comfy and catch up on what has been a busy week in UK politics: