The House of Commons Library briefing on this issue indicates that, at the beginning of the century, the number of asylum claims was about 84,000 a year, which went down to 36,000 in 2019, the last year before the pandemic. Is not this narrative of a deluge of asylum seekers somewhat overstated by the Government?
Nationality and Borders Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Jonathan Edwards
(Independent (affiliation))
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 July 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Nationality and Borders Bill.
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