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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal

Nine in 10 people refused asylum in 2020 free to remain in UK

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The drop in removals and departures appears to be result of a reduction in Home Office enforcement activities. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Nine in every 10 people who were refused asylum by the Home Office two years ago were free to remain in the country, an analysis has found.

The disclosure has fuelled claims that Priti Patel’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is failing to address fundamental problems in the asylum system such as removals. The home secretary’s top civil servant raised eyebrows on Wednesday by claiming the Home Office loved “a good crisis”.

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