Three people tell of their despair and helplessness at being stuck in the asylum system for yearsThe government has pledged to clear the backlog of 85,839 asylum claims in the hope of making the system function better and cost less.It recently emerged in published freedom of information data that at least 20 cases have been in the system for more than a decade, with the oldest waiting nearly 17 years, and a further 19 cases are between 10 and 16 years old. Continue reading...