BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 15:09:00
As the home office announced 12 thousand asylum seekers will be fast—tracked in an attempt to cut the backlog. people from afghanistan, yemen, eritrea, syria and libya will have their claims decided on the basis of a questionnaire. the prime minister has pledged to reduce the asylum backlog by the end of the year — as our home editor mark easton reports. afghans, who claim to have fled 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...