"Cutting back on resources to process asylum claims meant a large backlog of people were caught in limbo waiting for government decisions, many of which the government housed in hotels. Those being processed were not allowed to work. This was a gift to those like Farage who could suggest that ‘illegal migrants’ were being gifted free accommodation at the taxpayers expense."
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