Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has defended Rishi Sunak’s push to reform global refugee rules, arguing that they don’t reflect the nature of the modern world. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 Yes, I am comfortable with the approach set out
00:02 by the prime minister.
00:03 We have to recognise that the rules governing this
00:05 were drawn up in the immediate post-war period.
00:09 They don't reflect the ability of people
00:11 to move around the globe much more rapidly
00:14 and the nature of the modern world.
00:16 So I think it's appropriate that we review this,
00:18 and indeed, we engage with allies on precisely that point.