UK immigration backlog: 'Six times the capacity of Wembley Stadium'

The backlog of unresolved immigration cases has grown to more than 500,000, a group of influential MPs has said.

The Home Affairs Committee said that at present rates it could take 37 years to clear.

In its last report, the committee said there were 11 separate backlogs totalling 320,000 open or unresolved cases in the immigration system.

Now it says there is a 12th backlog of 190,000 files called the "Temporary and Permanent Migration Pool".

This brings the total to more than 500,000. Committee chairman Keith Vaz told the BBC that the figures represent "six times the capacity of Wembley Stadium - it is a very disappointing set of figures".