The number of asylum seekers falsely claiming to be children has quadrupled in the past decade, the Daily Mail can today reveal.
Home Office statistics show the number of asylum seekers found to be lying about being under 18 was 224 in 2014 but has now spiralled to more than 1,000 as record numbers now pretend to be minors.
Campaigners warn that many arrivals destroy their identification documents before reaching Britain in a desperate attempt to cheat the system.
