BBCNEWS BBC News at Ten June 4, 2024 22:18:00
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 enforc...
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