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2023-08-08 10:37:41 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The UK does not have official quotas for asylum seekers. The claim that asylum seekers arriving by boat across the Channel take the place of applicants from refugee camps is misleading. Every claimant is assessed on merit regardless of how they arrive. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/illegal-migration-bill-factsheets/safe-and-legal-routes

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• The UK does not have official quotas for asylum seekers. The claim that asylum seekers arriving by boat across the Channel take the place of applicants from refugee camps is misleading. Every claimant is assessed on merit regardless of how they arrive. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/illegal-migration-bill-factsheets/safe-and-legal-routes