The Home Office says the tool will make it easier to identify adult migrants "attempting to game the system".

While net migration is on a downward trajectory, it is still positive, meaning that the foreign-born population continues to grow.

It said it was "unacceptable" the Home Office could not keep track of all whose asylum claims had failed.

The figure, showing the difference between the number of people arriving and those leaving the country, reached a peak of 944,000 in the year to March 2023 - but has been falling since.

The new data comes as anti-immigration parties across Europe gain support, including in Czechia where a general election will be held next month. Migrants walk along the railway crossing in the ...

The latest figures show Ireland was ranked 9th among the 27 EU member states last year in terms of numbers granted protection status – up from 11th in 2024.

LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - The British government may restrict visa applications from students living in countries that are considered most likely to claim asylum in a move designed to bring down ...

A parliamentary watchdog has warned that Britain's asylum system is 'all but lost', amid claims the Home Office cannot prove ...

UK Asylum Reforms Spark Backlash Within Labour Party, Support From Rivals LONDON (AP) — The British government's plan to tighten its asylum system met sharp resistance Monday from inside its own party ...

Britain had the largest absolute increase in new asylum applications in Europe in 2024, not the biggest percentage increase across the continent, contrary to misleading online posts and articles. The ...