Asylum court cases would take 44,000 years to clear under Labour - despite pledge to smash gangs

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Asylum court cases would take 44,000 years to clear under Labour - despite pledge to smash gangs.

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Waiting times for appeals in asylum courts have hit a total of 44,000 years since Labour took power, a new report has claimed.There are 38,866 asylum claims to sift through, and to sort through each and every one would take us back to a time when the English Channel did not exist and mammoths lived in the UK.The average wait for a judgment on an appeal has hit 14 months in the last two years.Statistics revealed by The Sun show lawyers and migrants are costing taxpayers millions each year, launching fruitless asylum claims.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced plans to replace asylum judges with an independent appeals body, but the lengthy wait times still remain.The 38,000 claims do not include over 87,000 appeals to overturn failed asylum applications submitted through April this year.That is a 70 per cent year-on-year increase.

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Immigration and asylum appeals within the UK cost the taxpayer £80million a year to run.The investigation by The Sun...

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