Claim: The government is ensuring that the only way to come to the UK for asylum will be through safe and legal routes.
Fact-check: Current safe and legal routes to the UK do not involve applying for asylum - Full Fact
Verdict: there are currently no visa routes available for the purposes of travelling to the uk to claim asylum, and it is not possible to apply for asylum in the uk without being physically present here. the uk does operate some safe and legal routes for the purpose of providing humanitarian and other forms of protection to vulnerable people, but these do not involve being granted asylum by the uk.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2023-08-11T00:00:00