Enver Solomon, the chief executive of the Refugee Council, emphasized the urgent need for comprehensive reform in the asylum system, stating, "Labour inherited an asylum system that was utterly broken...a functioning system is one that quickly and accurately makes decisions about who has a valid reason to be protected in the UK and who doesn't." He highlighted the importance of making quick decisions so that those seeking asylum can feel secure about their future in Britain.
The Refugee Council projected that nearly 63,000 asylum seekers waiting at the time of the election will soon receive asylum, stating, "...the asylum backlog was forecast to be 118,063 at the start of 2025 - 59,000 cases lower than if the government had continued with the plan to deport individuals to Rwanda." This indicates the impact of Labour's decision to change the asylum processing strategy.
In regards to housing arrangements, Downing Street indicated a commitment to end the use of asylum hotels, where they noted, "...Labour had pledged in its manifesto to stop housing asylum seekers in taxpayer-funded hotels but was on Wednesday accused of seeking to use more," reflecting ongoing tensions around the handling of asylum accommodation.
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