The 'absurd' reality about asylum claims in Britain is today laid bare in extraordinary detail.
Fuelled by the small boats crisis plaguing the Channel, a record 108,000 applications were lodged in 2024.
Claims from dozens of countries, including Afghanistan and Iran, have doubled over the last 20 years.
MailOnline can reveal that the UK has even recorded a 200-fold explosion from three nationalities.
Just one citizen from Tajikistan, a former Soviet state, tried to claim asylum in Britain in 2004, according to Home Office statistics. This exploded to 380 in 2024, marking the biggest percentage increase of all the nations tracked.
