Britain has become a soft touch on asylum and immigration. Immigration has more than doubled. We have lost control of the system.

Conservatives believe we need a fair immigration system that helps genuine refugees and gives priority to those who want to come to Britain to work hard and make a positive contribution, like they do in Australia

We will reduce the number of people coming to Britain significantly by getting a grip on work permits and taking firm action to stop people who are not genuine refugees applying for asylum.

We will introduce a new police force specially designated to control and secure Britain's borders, and help fight illegal immigration, international crime and the threat of terrorism, will be established by an incoming Conservative government.

We will pull out of the 1951 Refugee Convention (designed to deal with the movement of refugees after W.W.II and no longer relevant today) and enter reservations against the relevant parts of the European Convention on Human Rights.