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Ben Mitchell and Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Home Secretary Suella Braverman pledges to speed up asylum system with rollout of new scheme

Home Secretary Suella Braverman

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Home Secretary Suella Braverman has pledged to speed up the asylum system with the nationwide rollout of a pilot scheme to streamline the application process.

An eight-week trial in Leeds saw double the average number of claims processed, while the time asylum seekers had to wait for a first interview was reduced by 40%, according to the Home Office.

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