Sunak promises end to asylum seeker backlog
With pressure building on the Home Office to tackle the issue, Mr Sunak has labelled the small boats crisis a priority for his premiership.
Under the government's plans, asylum case workers will be given new guidance making it clear Albania is a safe country and requiring evidence of modern slavery when considering a claim. But in an interview with the BBC, Mr Sunak insisted tripling the productivity of staff was "realistic", by removing paperwork and streamlining asylum interviews.
Recruiting and training staff will take time and resources. The home secretary had already announced an increase of 500 caseworkers by March next year but accepted that a 46% attrition rate meant this would only increase the total by around 300 to 1,300. She urged Mr Sunak not to "diminish our world-leading protections for the victims of this terrible, horrific crime".
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