POLL: Should the Government be ashamed of the UK’s asylum backlog?

Rishi Sunak promised he would cease small boats crossing the English Channel when he grew to become Prime Minister however the UK is coping with the highest backlog of asylum cases in 20 years.

The Rwanda plan and paying millions to France to crack down on individuals traffickers has didn’t drastically cut back the massive numbers of individuals prepared to danger the whole lot to make Britain their new dwelling.

Figures printed by the Home Office this week discovered there was a 19 % improve in asylum functions within the yr ending June 2023.

Over the interval, 78,768 individuals utilized to return to the UK which the Government stated is “higher than at the time of the European migration crisis”.

The backlog has led to the price of the asylum system capturing as much as £3.96billion from £2.11billion in a yr.

The Conservatives have been in energy since 2010 however the occasion now appears to be risking shedding the following election by not tackling the issue, with election polling nonetheless predicting a Labour landslide.

The Prime Minister told the Express yesterday that his plan stays to “stop the boats in the first place” with a view to reduce the backlog and cease the migrant disaster in Britain.

So what do you assume? Should the Government be ashamed of the asylum backlog?