The state of asylum in the UK

Asylum seekers now make up one in ten of all migrants coming to the UK each year but just one in sixty of those that leave. This week, The Times is looking at the myriad problems with Britain’s asylum system, from Labour’s policies to how previous governments have failed to fix the crisis. What is there left to try?

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Guest: Matt Dathan, home affairs editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producer: Olivia Case.

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