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Jack Kessler

Rishi Sunak: I’ll clear asylum backlog by 2023

Rishi Sunak did something unusual today. Not the ‘sounding tough on immigration’ thing that politicians of all stripes do, with varying degrees of enthusiasm. He volunteered a target and a date.

Addressing the House of Commons this afternoon on the issue of migration, the prime minister committed to clearing the backlog of initial asylum decisions by the end of 2023.

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