UK promises to improve 'broken' asylum system amid wave of anti-migrant protests

As anti-migrant protests continued outside hotels housing asylum seekers on Sunday, the UK government announced plans to reform the asylum appeals process – aiming to speed up decisions, cut the backlog and end the use of hotels for accommodation. The average appeal currently takes 53 weeks.

UK promises to improve 'broken' asylum system amid wave of anti-migrant protests
As anti-migrant protests continued outside hotels housing asylum seekers on Sunday, the UK government announced plans to reform the asylum appeals process – aiming to speed up decisions, cut the backlog and end the use of hotels for accommodation. The average appeal currently takes 53 weeks.