and that s all the sport for now. the uk government says its promise to clear the backlog of asylum claims for the more than 112,000 asylum cases were processed last year the labour party says the government spent manipulating the figures for the from the bbc verified team has been examining the claims. the verified team has been examining the claims. , . ., ., claims. the big claim from the government claims. the big claim from the government today claims. the big claim from the government today is claims. the big claim from the government today is that - claims. the big claim from the government today is that it s l claims. the big claim from the i government today is that it s got rid of the legacy backlog for asylum application. this is what rishi sunak told parliament in december 2022 for the 20 talk through the backlog number ten said he was referring to all cases before the 20th ofjune 2022. the home secretary said this morning that all been processed. so the government ha
the prime minister has pledged to clear more than 90,000 asylum claims stuck in a backlog of cases by the end of next year, as part of new measures to curb channel crossings. rishi sunak told mps that enough is enough , and set out a five point plan to deal with the problems. the strategy includes a deal to fast track the removal of albanian illegal migrants and a new unit to tackle crossings. labour has dismissed the proposals as unworkable gimmicks . 0ur political editor chris mason reports. day after day, they arrived. crossing these waters in all seasons. small boats, amid the expanse of the sea. more than 40,000 people have crossed the channel this way, this year. people have crossed the channel this way. this year- way, this year. prime minister. now, rishi sunak way, this year. prime minister. now, rishi sunak claims way, this year. prime minister. now, rishi sunak claims he way, this year. prime minister. now, rishi sunak claims he has way, this year. prime minister.