which must be completed in english. however, having previously stressed the importance of in person interviews, the home office is likely to face criticism that the fast tracking has more to do with the prime minister s promise to eradicate the backlog than having rigorous checks for identifying individuals with no right to be in the uk. the policy seems at odds with the home secretary s stated aim to swiftly deport asylum seekers who arrive by an irregular route. we need to ensure that we fix this problem of illegal migration. that s my priority. and, as the prime minister himself has said, he ll do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. we ve had a5,000 people last year arrive here illegally on small boats. that situation is unacceptable. we need to design a robust framework. we need to have a deterrent so people stop making the journey in the first place.
is still increasing. 89,000 people applied for asylum in 2022 but only 2a,000 decisions were made. the number waiting in the system has hit a record 166,000 with 110,000 waiting more than six months. the fast track system includes asylum seekers from afghanistan, eritrea, libya, syria and yemen, some of whom will have arrived on small boats across the channel. decisions will be made on the basis of a ten page questionnaire, which must be completed in english. however, having previously stressed the importance of in person interviews, the home office is likely to face criticism that the fast tracking has more to do with the prime minister s promise to eradicate the backlog than having rigorous checks for identifying individuals with no right to be in the uk. the policy seems at odds with the home secretary s stated aim to swiftly deport asylum seekers who arrive by an irregular route. we need to ensure that we fix this problem of illegal migration. that s my priority.
compared to the year before, which wasjust over 28,000 compared to the year before, which was just over 28,000 people. compared to the year before, which wasjust over 28,000 people. of compared to the year before, which was just over 28,000 people. of the ones that have arrived in the last year, 12,000 have arrived from albania, mostly men. i think a figure in this article talks about 13% of them only getting asylum, welding of the backlog, i don t think we need to concentrate on. but clearly, of alenia is not seen as a dangerous state albania. now the united kingdom, 10%, ithink, of albania is in the uk. clearly, the system is not working and what london is trying to set up is some sort of fast tracking of sending back anybody who is arriving in this way. back anybody who is arriving in this wa . , ., ., back anybody who is arriving in this wa. back anybody who is arriving in this way. and there is an asylum story on the front of way. and there is an asylum story on the front