Asylum applications to UK down by 21% from last year
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9:49 24/08/2005
The number of asylum applications to the UK has dropped, but the UK government said it is not removing failed applicants from the country fast enough. There were 6,220 asylum applications to Britain...
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10:16 01/03/2005
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UK Government claims asylum policies working
11:15 23/02/2005
Policies brought in to discourage people from making bogus asylum claims are beginning to have an effect, according to the UK Home Office. In a statement released on February 22, the Home Office said...
UK to attempt to reduce the number of asylum seekers
19:50 19/01/2005
UK immigration policies are to get an overhaul to deal with false asylum seekers and terror suspects, the BBC reports. In an interview with The Times newspaper, Britain's Home Secretary Charles...
