Claim: The number of asylum claims being withdrawn has rocketed from just 60 cases to 15,308 in the year ending June 2023.
Fact-check: BBC article overstated increase in asylum application withdrawals - Full Fact
Verdict: these figures aren't correct. the number of people whose asylum claims were withdrawn in the year to june 2022 was 4,044, compared with 15,244 in the year to june 2023. the number of cases withdrawn was lower, as cases can involve more than one person.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2023-08-25T00:00:00