Overview

• The UK government is working to clear a backlog of over 118,000 asylum applications, with estimates suggesting 62,000 migrants could be granted refugee status.
• Labour has scrapped plans to send migrants to Rwanda and is processing asylum claims to reduce the backlog inherited from the previous government.
• The government aims to end the use of taxpayer-funded asylum hotels, though there are claims that more hotels might be reopened to accommodate migrants.
• Since Labour's election win in July, 13,935 migrants have arrived in the UK, with the Home Office focusing on speeding up the asylum process and increasing deportations.
• Critics argue that Labour is breaking promises by potentially using more hotels, while the Home Office emphasizes efforts to restore order and save taxpayer money.