According to information from the MTI, 78,768 asylum applications were made in Great Britain in one year. According to the British government’s announcement, 23,702 asylum applications submitted in the year prior to June were decided, which represents a 61 percent increase compared to the figures recorded in the previous year.
In 71% of the decisions, the applicants were granted refugee status, refugee protection or another type of residence permit.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made a tough campaign against illegal immigration an electoral priority ahead of the general election scheduled for the end of next year, suggesting that the Conservative Party is taking a tougher line on the issue than the opposition Labor Party, which, however, is leading significantly according to for opinion polls.
Conservatives are trying to discourage people from trying to enter the country by moving illegal immigrants to abandoned military installations and aboard naval ships, and sending refugees to Rwanda while their applications are processed, although the latter plan had to be shelved for the time being. because of a court case.
