Angela Crawley has criticised Suella Braverman’s response to the asylum backlog crisis in a letter to the Home Secretary.
Lanark and Hamilton East MP
The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Recent figures show that the asylum backlog has now passed 175,000 – leaving applicants in limbo and costing the taxpayer £6 million every day. Ms Crawley claimed the Home Secretary is causing “immense suffering” to asylum applicants, including individuals who have been waiting more than two years for the department to make a decision.
“Instead of a functioning immigration and asylum system, the Tory UK Government’s hostile environment model has meant hundreds of thousands of people are stuck in limbo unable to work, study or find their own home as they wait for a decision.
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