UK asylum backlog hits record high as over 175,000 await decision
by Peter Walker Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6E4N3)
Labour decries chaos' after data shows number of decisions rose but was cancelled out by bigger increase in applications
More than 175,000 asylum seekers are waiting for an initial decision on their application, a record high, newly released Home Office statistics have shown, as Labour described the situation as complete chaos".
Charities said the backlog came at enormous human cost. The Refugee Council said the delays were having a devastating impact on the people we work with, whose lives are put on hold indefinitely while they anxiously wait to hear whether they will be allowed to stay in the UK".
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