No. Hth. (View Post)

It doesn't suit anyone at all. The migrants want to work. The taxpayer doesn't want to fund them unnecessarily. The locals don't want asylum hotels. The administrators are bogged down and unmotivated… (View Post)

In 2014 it was 87% processed within 6 months. I highlighted Boris in particular as it is a combination of not just the budget cuts but also a lack of seriousness or interest in the detail and potenti… (View Post)

Lord Filkin from 2002, minister responsible for the change: "The asylum system is working increasingly quickly, through reforms and increased resources. Measures in the Nationality, Immigration … (View Post)

It is not the Home Office but the governments. Labour in 2002 decided asylum seekers cannot work. The Tories in 2021 reviewed this and concurred with it. Note there is actually an exemption after 1 y… (View Post)