Sunak used incorrect asylum backlog figures, statistics watchdog says
by Diane Taylor from World news | The Guardian on (#6A5XW)
UK Statistics Authority says PM used inaccurate figures when comparing current backlog with situation under Labour
The statistics watchdog has found that the prime minister used incorrect figures when comparing the current asylum backlog to when Labour was in power.
Sir Robert Chote, the chair of the UK Statistics Authority, has written to the immigration minister, Robert Jenrick, to point out the inaccuracy.
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