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UK's broken asylum system in numbers as Tories accused of making false claims

Home Office figures released today reveal that nearly 100,000 asylum seekers are still waiting for an initial decision and Home Secretary James Cleverly was accused of fudging figures

When is an asylum backlog not a backlog? When Rishi Sunak says he has 'cleared it' | Diane Taylor

The Home Office claims to have fulfilled all its promises. Here’s what the numbers really tell us, says civil liberties writer Diane Taylor

Channel migrants: Crossings fell in 2023, government figures show

Government figures show 29,437 people crossed the Channel in 2023, down 36% on 2022.

Small boats crisis 2023 in numbers as Rishi Sunak's pledge lies in tatters

A total of 29,437 asylum seekers reached the UK by making the dangerous journey across the Channel in 2023, with one in five of them having fled the Taliban in Afghanistan

Small boat arrivals in Britain likely to rise in 2024, says Border Force officials' union