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Though the asylum backlog is at its lowest level since 2021, the government is still housing over 100,000 asylum seekers. A third of these are in hotels, which cost millions a day.

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Councils across England are weighing up legal challenges after the High Court's decision to block a hotel in Epping from accommodating asylum seekers.