The 'fleeing war' excuse is long forgotten now.
27 February 2025 -BBC.
'Almost 37,000 people crossed the English Channel in small boats in 2024.
The number of people claiming asylum in the UK during the year to December 2024 was the highest since
records began, in 1979.
Who is crossing the Channel in small boats?
According to the latest Home Office figures, external, Afghans were the top nationality arriving by small boat
in 2024. Syrians made up the second largest group, followed by people from Iran, Vietnam and Eritrea.
These five nationalities accounted for 61% of all small-boat arrivals.
Albanians were the top nationality detected arriving by small boat in 2022, with 12,658 arrivals, but only 616
people came from the country in 2024.
Where do UK asylum seekers come from?
In the year to December 2024, the largest number of asylum seekers came from Pakistan, with more than
10,500 applications.
A quarter of all applications came from people from Pakistan, Afghanistan (8,508) and Iran (8,099),
Ukrainian refugees who came to the UK after Russia's invasion of their country are not included in the figures.
As at 17 December 2024, 267,200 visas had been issued to Ukrainian refugees, external, who came through
legal routes set up by the UK government. There are also separate arrangements for a few other specific groups,
such as some Afghan refugees and Hong Kong citizens.
The Home Office figures show 91% of the 7,800 refugees resettled in the UK in 2024 arrived through the Afghan
Resettlement Programme...'
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27 February 2025 -BBC.
'Almost 37,000 people crossed the English Channel in small boats in 2024.
The number of people claiming asylum in the UK during the year to December 2024 was the highest since
records began, in 1979.
Who is crossing the Channel in small boats?
According to the latest Home Office figures, external, Afghans were the top nationality arriving by small boat
in 2024. Syrians made up the second largest group, followed by people from Iran, Vietnam and Eritrea.
These five nationalities accounted for 61% of all small-boat arrivals.
Albanians were the top nationality detected arriving by small boat in 2022, with 12,658 arrivals, but only 616
people came from the country in 2024.
Where do UK asylum seekers come from?
In the year to December 2024, the largest number of asylum seekers came from Pakistan, with more than
10,500 applications.
A quarter of all applications came from people from Pakistan, Afghanistan (8,508) and Iran (8,099),
Ukrainian refugees who came to the UK after Russia's invasion of their country are not included in the figures.
As at 17 December 2024, 267,200 visas had been issued to Ukrainian refugees, external, who came through
legal routes set up by the UK government. There are also separate arrangements for a few other specific groups,
such as some Afghan refugees and Hong Kong citizens.
The Home Office figures show 91% of the 7,800 refugees resettled in the UK in 2024 arrived through the Afghan
Resettlement Programme...'
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