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Priti Patel told parliament that making all small boat crossings a crime would deter asylum seekers

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron in their first call since Sunak took office agreed on Friday on greater cooperation to prevent migrants crossing the Channel, the British government said.

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The government is now spending nearly £7 million a day housing asylum seekers in hotels and the cost could continue to rise, the Commons Home Affairs Committee learned today

Officials told the committee 96% of asylum applications submitted by migrants crossing the Channel in 2021 are still outstanding

The figure has risen since early this year and costs could continue to grow, MPs were told.

THE Home Office has yet to process 96 per cent of asylum claims made by migrants who crossed the Channel last year, MPs have been told.

Of the 4% completed, 85% were granted refugee status or another protection status, the Commons Home Affairs Committee heard.

The government refuses to consider asylum claims from people who have travelled through safe countries like France