Angela Sharma comments on the recent trends in British asylum claims in The Daily Express

Angela Sharma has provided comment in The Daily Express on the trends in British asylum claims over the past two decades, as new data has shown that the number of successful applications has dramatically risen since the turn of the millennium.

Discussing in particular the spike in approvals under Boris Johnson’s Conservative Government, Angela explained that the Government’s more permissive approach to the protections granted under the Modern Slavery Act for victims of human trafficking was exacerbated by a major backlog in applications.

“Around 2020 that spike we see where they’re granting protection is perhaps because there was a backlog. There was a surge of applications and, personally, I thought there were a lot going through.

“At that time people were being granted protection under the modern slavery route. But now the criteria for that is quite tough and they look at the thresholds.”

Angela’s comments were published in The Daily Express, 01 December 2024.