Tensions over asylum hotels have flared up in recent weeks, with a protest and counter-protest taking place on Saturday outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in north London
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Tensions over asylum hotels have flared up in recent weeks, with a protest and counter-protest taking place on Saturday outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in north London
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The Home Secretary plans to introduce a fast-track scheme to tackle the asylum backlog that aims to turn around decisions within weeks.
Yvette Cooper promised to take measures to slash the backlog and move migrants out of hotels
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Another round of protests took place over the weekend against the housing of asylum seekers in The Bell Hotel in Epping
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The use of asylum hotels has risen under Labour, but the party has pledged to empty them by the next general election
