The UK recorded the largest rise in asylum seeker claims in Europe last year, according to the OECD. And saw the largest number on record…
A record 108,000 people made asylum claims in 2024, up 28% on last year (84,000). A whopping 44,000 attempted to get into the UK illegally, up from 37,000 the year before – 10,000 of whom came from Pakistan, 8,000 from Afghanistan and 8,000 from Iran. While Germany recorded the largest number of claims in Europe with 230,000, that was down by 100,000 on last year. Meanwhile, the ‘Hokey Cokey’ migrant who returned to Britain in a small boat is still in the UK more than two weeks later…
