How Britain’s Asylum System Compares to The Past

By Times News

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Asylum seekers make up one in ten migrants entering the UK. But just one in 60 of those who leave the country each year. With public finances strained and global instability rising, the government is being forced to reconsider who deserves protection. How did we get here and could the Labour government’s proposals be the solution? The Times’s home affairs editor Matt Dathan explains. #ukasylum #ukpolitics #immigrationpolicy #labourgovernment #thetimes Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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