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- The UK's asylum appeals backlog has surged to over 80,000, a 91% increase from last year, complicating Prime Minister Keir Starmer's commitment to eliminate asylum hotels by 2029.
- About 31,000 asylum seekers are in hotels, a slight decrease from late 2025.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has introduced policies, including offering rejected asylum seekers up to £10,000 to leave.
- Proposed changes may extend the time for migrants to achieve permanent residency from five to ten years, or twenty for refugees, pending parliamentary approval.
