Home Office reprimanded after Sunak's claim asylum backlog has been 'cleared'
UK Statistics Authority chairman Sir Robert Chote said the ‘episode may affect public trust’.
Source: salisburyjournal.co.uk
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UK Statistics Authority chairman Sir Robert Chote said the ‘episode may affect public trust’.
People may have felt misled by the PM's claims to have cleared a claims backlog, the watchdog says.
How's that "integrity, professionalism and accountability" thing working out, prime minister?
The Prime Minister was accused of telling a 'barefaced lie' when he tweeted that the asylum backlog had been cleared as figures show thousands are still waiting
Nearly 6,000 asylum seekers have gone missing after having their applications withdrawn, the Home Office has admitted.