US EditionAsylum Figures a Mixed Bag for UK Government
Asylum claims reached 111,084, a 14% increase from last year, with 49,000 irregular arrivals and 32,059 housed in hotels, signaling escalating challenges for the UK government.
- On Thursday, the Home Office published quarterly immigration statistics showing asylum claims reached a record 111,084 during Keir Starmer's first year as Prime Minister.
- Rising small boat crossings have meant irregular entrants rose to 49,000, with small boats up 38%, while ministers face a legacy from the previous Conservative Government amid Labour manifesto pledge to end asylum hotel use.
- Backlog data indicate around 32,000 asylum seekers live in hotels, the asylum decision backlog fell to around 91,000, and forced returns and voluntary departures rose to 9,072 and 26,761 respectively.
- After a High Court ruling on Tuesday, the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex must stop housing asylum seekers within 24 days, and the Home Office source highlighted appeals backlogs needing Ministry of Justice action.
- Looking ahead, ministers must ramp up efforts for offshore processing deals as critics cite the lack of a Rwanda-style deterrent, while Parliament must pass gang-powers legislation to meet the end of Parliament deadline for ending hotel use.
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Record 111,000 asylum applications to UK in past year
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perspectivemedia.comAsylum applications hit new record high while backlog drops, figures show
Home Office data reveals 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to June 2025.
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Labour's first year sees 111,000 asylum claims
When it rains for Sir Keir Starmer, it pours. Now it has emerged that during the Labour lot’s first year in office to June 2025, a whopping 111,000 people claimed asylum in the UK amid a surge in small boat crossings – up by a staggering 14 per cent on the previous 12 months. So
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