Lack of legal aid lawyers poses threat to Starmer’s asylum pledge, experts say
by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor from on (#6SG3T)
Figures show rise in numbers unable to access legal aid lawyer, with knock-on implications for clearing backlog
Keir Starmer's pledge to clear the asylum backlog is under threat because of a shortage of legal aid solicitors, experts have said.
More than 54,000 people seeking asylum or appealing against a refusal in a tribunal in England and Wales this year - 57% of the total - were unable to access a legal aid lawyer, figures show.
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