UK to introduce major asylum rules changes: Media

RT.com, 4 Oct, 2022 -  The cabinet of British Prime Minister Liz Truss wants to deny the right to apply for asylum in the country to all illegal migrants, according to Reuters and The Times newspaper.

The new bill, set to be announced by Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Tuesday, is seen as a measure to tackle the English Channel migrant crisis.

The government expects the number of people reaching British soil in small boats to reach 60,000 by the end of the year, far exceeding the previous record of 28,526 set last year. The forecast was described as a “reasonable worst-case scenario” by an official who spoke to The Times.

Braverman will reveal the new plan during a speech to the governing Conservative Party’s annual conference, pledging to “end abuse of the rules and cut down on those numbers that aren’t meeting the needs of our economy,” according to the draft text of her address quoted by Reuters.