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Tories accused of twisting the truth after claiming to have cleared asylum backlog
Security officers at the Manston immigration short-term holding facility located at the former Defence Fire Training and Development Centre in Thanet, Kent, December 5, 2023
THE Tories were accused of twisting the truth today after Home Secretary James Cleverly insisted that the government had dealt with a backlog of cases in the asylum system.
Mr Cleverly’s office said the “commitment of clearing the legacy asylum backlog has been delivered,” but the latest figures contradict the claims, with official figures showing that 4,537 legacy applications were still awaiting decisions by December 28.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to abolish 92,000 “legacy” applications, made by anyone who applied before June 28 2022, by the end of 2023.
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