A new fast-track asylum appeals process will be introduced to speed up removing people with no right to be in the UK, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has insisted.
The Home Secretary told of how it was 'completely unacceptable' delays in the appeals process left failed asylum seekers in the system for years - in the face of burgeoning protests across the country over migrant hotels.
There are about 51,000 asylum appeals waiting to be heard, taking on average more than a year to reach a decision.
As measures have been put in place to speed up initial decisions, court delays over appeals are now thought to be the biggest cause of pressure in the asylum accommodation system.
The Government plans to set up a new independent panel focused on asylum appeals to help reduce the backlog, the Sunday Times reported.
