The Home Secretary David Blunkett during a press briefing at the Foreign Press Associations offices. The number of asylum seekers arriving in Britain rocketed 20% last year to nearly 111,000, Home Secretary David Blunkett revealed. * New data from the Home Office showed that while numbers spiralled in the UK figures across the EU fell by 1% during the year.

The Home Secretary David Blunkett during a press briefing at the Foreign Press Associations offices. The number of asylum seekers arriving in Britain rocketed 20% last year to nearly 111,000, Home Secretary David Blunkett revealed. * New data from the Home Office showed that while numbers spiralled in the UK figures across the EU fell by 1% during the year. Stock Photo

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