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James Cleverly rejects claims Home Office was wrong to say it has cleared legacy asylum backlog – UK politics live

Home secretary said the government had met its targets despite Labour claiming this is ‘false’

The Home Office has just published the data used to justify its overnight claim about having cleared the “legacy” asylum applications backlog. The report is here.

It says that, of the 112,138 application subject to an initial decision in 2023, 67% were granted.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Home secretary said the government had met its targets despite Labour claiming this is ‘false’The Home Office has just published the data used to justify its overnight claim about having cleared the “legacy” asylum applications backlog. The report is here.It says that, of the 112,138 application subject to an initial decision in 2023, 67% were granted. Continue reading…