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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dan Bloom

Refugees granted UK asylum hit 32-year high - just as Tories try to deport them to Rwanda

The proportion of refugees deemed 'genuine' by Britain has hit a 32-year high - just as Priti Patel battles to deport thousands of them to Rwanda.

Some 76% of asylum seekers had their claim for asylum, leave or humanitarian protection approved in the year to June - the most since 1990.

The rise is partly driven by more people coming from war-torn nations like Afghanistan, and partly by fewer being deemed “inadmissible” to apply.

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