Cornucopist (@cornucopist.bsky.social)

Around 50%, maybe up to 60%, of asylum seekers whose claims initially fail but whose appeals are considered are successful. But you won’t learn that here⬇️, as the BBC is fully bought into the rightwing framing that the only relevant figure is how many people are in the backlog and/or live in hotels

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UK asylum appeal backlog doubles in a year to hit record high Home Office statistics show more than 80,333 people were waiting for appeals to be heard at the end of 2025, up from 41,987 a year earlier. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0d6j9zyyjo