Asylum backlog rises to record high
Home Office figures showed on Thursday that the asylum backlog in the UK has risen to a record high, as more than 175,000 people were waiting decisions on their refugee status at the end of June.
The figure is up 44% from last year.
The data also showed that applications made rose by one fifth in the year ending in June, reaching 78,768.
The figures also showed 44,460 people arrived via small boats in the same year, up 26% from last year.
Home Office asylum spending rose by £1.85bn in the year 2022-23.
Predictably, left-leaning outlets focused on the ongoing failure of the government’s immigration policies and the chaos of the asylum system, while right-leaning publications tended to suggest not enough was being done.
Britain receives 78,768 asylum claims in last 12 months – the highest level in 20 years – with backlog of applications topping 175,000 for the first time since records began as figures show 19,000 Channel migrants have arrived in UK this year
- While the headline may seem innocent, the article itself breaks down the “ethnicity” of asylum applicants and creates moral panic, reinforcing the “stop the boats” agenda
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- The Daily Express also ran a poll called, “Should the Government be ashamed of the UK’s asylum backlog?”
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- Prime Minister says the only way to relieve ‘unsustainable pressure’ is to stop Channel crossings
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