Faultlines: Sky News goes inside Britain's asylum crisis

Over half of appeals against Home Office asylum decisions have been successful, Sky News has discovered.

One of those included a convicted sex offender was allowed to stay in the UK because a judge agreed with lawyers that he would be at risk of "mob violence" in Afghanistan for his crimes.

In the next instalment of our Faultlines series, we look at the country's asylum crisis.

Community correspondent Becky Johnson reports from Hull, where hundreds of failed asylum seekers are still living in Britain.

In response to our report a Home Office spokesperson said: “We stand firm on our longstanding policy that those without a right to stay in the UK will be removed.

"Our Illegal Migration Act makes this possible, as people who enter the UK illegally will have their asylum claims and human rights claims declared inadmissible, and they will not be able to make a life here.

“Each asylum application is individually assessed, including decisions on removal of individuals. Where people have previously been refused asylum in the UK, a fresh asylum claim can be made through legal representation.”

If you or anyone you know has been affected by the issues raised in Becky's report, help is available. You can call the Samaritans on 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/hull-the-city-where-hundreds-of-failed-asylum-seekers-go-under-the-radar-13110779

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