UK Sees Record 111K Asylum Applications Over Past Year

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Above: A small boat carrying people near Wimereux in France on July 17, 2025. Image copyright: Gareth Fuller/PA Images/Getty Images

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Left narrative

The U.K.'s asylum system doesn't need culture-war theatrics, it needs sufficient resources and human compassion. Without safe routes and faster processing, the far-right seizes on asylum stats as proof of "failure," masking its real aim of deporting any and all foreigners. Britain's asylum system must be humane and well-resourced in order to fight back against a growing racist agenda.

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Right narrative

Labour dithers while Britain's asylum system continues to be abused. After years of abject failure, the U.K. needs a real plan: secure borders, tough but fair rules and a system built on common sense, not chaos. For years asylum seekers have been treated better than the British public all while undermining national security – Westminster must wake up before it is too late.

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