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Do asylum figures show if government's strategy is working?
Two BBC correspondents assess what the Home Office's new data tells us about the efficacy of the government's asylum strategy.
Do asylum figures show if government's strategy is working?
Two BBC correspondents assess what the Home Office's new data tells us about the efficacy of the government's asylum strategy.