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UK Asylum Applications Surge Amid Migration Policy Debate

8/22/2025

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Asylum applications in the UK rose to 111,804, a 14% increase from last year, with 39% from small boat migrants.
Labour MPs advocate for reinstating a Rwanda-style deportation scheme, previously abandoned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Starmer is under pressure to tackle migration issues, especially with the rise of Nigel Farage's Reform UK party.
The Home Office intends to appeal a High Court ruling against housing asylum seekers at the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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Story summary

Asylum applications in the UK rose to 111,804, a 14% increase from last year, with 39% from small boat migrants.
Labour MPs advocate for reinstating a Rwanda-style deportation scheme, previously abandoned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Starmer is under pressure to tackle migration issues, especially with the rise of Nigel Farage's Reform UK party.
The Home Office intends to appeal a High Court ruling against housing asylum seekers at the Bell Hotel in Epping.