this the ukraine had to change their tactics for the expected spring surge because we exposed everything through this 21-year-old. he says he is not a whistleblower. in the big picture does it really matter what his intentions were? the damage is done. and it looks like someone is going to pay the price. let s go out to janice dean and talk about the weather. janice: hello, good morning. brian. let s take a look at it. i m enjoying these temperatures right now. we are in the 70s. yesterday hit a record of 90 degrees in new york city. 71 mostly sunny. that s going to come to an end though this weekend as a cold front moves through. 88 that will be a record here in new york. way above average for all of these big cities. but, as i mentioned a cold front is going to come through. look what happens on saturday. 63 in new york. 80 in burlington though so they are going to hang on to some of the heat across the interior northeast. here in new york get back to more seasonal averages. enjoy
persecution from the taliban, are among five nationalities being offered a fast track route to being granted asylum in the uk. as part of government efforts to speed up the asylum system, they ll now be able to have their cases decided without ever being interviewed face to face. and we expect to abolish the backlog of initial asylum decisions by the end of next year. last december, the prime minister said that by the end of 2023, his government would eradicate the backlog of 92,000 asylum claims that had been stuck in the system for more than six months. but new figures show the backlog is still increasing. 89,000 people applied for asylum in 2022 but only 2a,000 decisions were made. the number waiting in the system has hit a record 166,000 with 110,000 waiting more than six months. the fast track system includes asylum seekers from afghanistan, eritrea, libya, syria and yemen, some of whom will have arrived on small boats across the channel. decisions will be made on the basis of a t
decisions were made. the number waiting in the system has hit a record 166,000, with 110,000 waiting more than six months. the fast track system includes asylum seekers from afghanistan, eritrea, libya, syria and yemen, some of whom will have arrived on small boats across the channel. decisions will be made on the basis of a ten page questionnaire, which must be completed in english. however, having previously stressed the importance of in person interviews, the home office is likely to face criticism that the fast tracking has more to do with the prime minister s promise to eradicate the backlog than having rigorous checks for identifying individuals with no right to be in the uk. the policy seems at odds with the home secretary s stated aim to swiftly deport asylum seekers who arrive by an irregular route. we need to ensure that we fix this problem of illegal migration. that s my priority. and as the prime minister himself
of initial asylum decisions by the end of next year. rishi sunak promised to eradicate the backlog of 92,000 asylum claims stuck in the system for more than six months. but new figures show the backlog is still increasing. 89,000 people applied for asylum in 2022, the highest figure for two decades, but in that time, only 211,000 asylum decisions were made. the number in the system has hit a record 166,000, with 110,000 of those waiting more than six months. the home office believes tough enforcement and swift deportation of those in the uk illegally is the way to stop the crossings. this raid on a building site in kent found albanians and indians apparently working here without permission. we re very busy. i think there s a big push to target illegal working, which we know is a strong pull factor for coming to the uk. in 12 months, the uk has deported just over 5000 foreign offenders and failed asylum seekers, but in the year before the pandemic, figures show it was more than 8000,
to cut the numbers. our home editor, mark easton, is here with more details. stopping the migrant boats crossing the channel is one of the prime minister s top priorities, but today s figures suggest his pledge in december to speed up the asylum system and swiftly deport those arriving by irregular routes is becoming even harder to meet. we expect to abolish the backlog of initial asylum decisions by the end of next year. rishi sunak promised to eradicate the backlog of 92,000 asylum claims stuck in the system for more than six months. but new figures show the backlog is still increasing. 89,000 people applied for asylum in 2022, the highest figure for two decades, but in that time, only 211,000 asylum decisions were made. the number in the system has hit a record 166,000, with 110,000 of those waiting more than six months. the home office believes tough enforcement and swift deportation of those in the uk illegally is the way to stop the crossings. this raid on a building site