U.K. asylum system tests Burnham’s push for more public control

From processing new asylum seekers to deporting failed applicants, private firms play a dominant role in a system that cost an estimated $6.6 billion in 2024-25.

Andy Burnham wants to row back the era of private companies running public services. Britain’s asylum system presents a difficult target.

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, says the government is considering mandatory drug testing for people seeking employment in the public sector. He said the Ministry of the Interior is preparing an Information Paper for Cabinet on the proposal, which is intended to prevent people with drug-related

Andy Burnham handed three-point plan to fix broken asylum system as soft-touch Britain facing record-high appeals  GB News