A Home Office whistleblower claims only one in 100 asylum claims are real as many migrants allegedly use 'the same script'.
The former Home Office insider worked for years assessing thousands of claims and said the entire process has turned into a 'massive fraud'.
He revealed many Pakistanis claimed they could not return home due to being in a relationship with the same man, who would provide letters backing their claims.
He explained that 'hundreds' of Iraqi Kurds were petitioning to stay in the UK - because they were all in a relationship with the same daughter of the Kurdish prime minister.
He also said that large numbers of Bangladeshi asylum seekers claimed they were political dissidents, but lacked substantive knowledge about their party.
The whistleblower said to The Times: "There's almost no aspect of the asylum system that isn't either a massive fraud or just really dysfunctional."
He continued that the intial screening claimants undergo is very brief, with a more substantial interview by officials months later.
He said: "This gives them time to prepare, time to get advice, time to see exactly what fake evidence they can get before committing to a story at full interview."
He added that the process to accept a claim was a lot more straight forward than rejecting an application, which could take hours.
If denying an application, officials would be expected to respond to each claim made by the applicant.
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