Applications for asylum in Britain fall
Application for asylum to Britain between April and June fell 11 percent from the previous quarter thanks to a range of goverment measures, the Home Office said yesterday.
Home Office figures showed the number of applications -- 6,220 excluding dependants -- was down 21 percent compared to the same period in 2004.
The removal of failed asylum seekers rose by three percent on the last quarter but was down two percent on the same April-to-June period a year ago.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Officials stressed, however, the 2005 trend was for removals to increase.
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