UK politicsfromwww.theguardian.com2 weeks agoHome Office to overhaul asylum appeals system as it tries to clear claims backlogYvette Cooper will remove judges from asylum appeal hearings and replace them with professional adjudicators to speed up claim processing and clear the backlog.
UK politicsfromwww.theguardian.com2 weeks agoNumber of asylum seekers housed in hotels up 8% in a year, Home Office data showsAsylum seekers housed in hotels rose 8% to 32,059 while the asylum backlog fell to about 71,000 cases relating to roughly 91,000 people.