The Labour Government is set to close down migrant hotels and house residents in former military barracks in a fresh bid to take control of the small boats crisis.
The new policy, which will see the closure of dozens of asylum hotels, will be announced within days by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, The Telegraph reports.
Keir Starmer has faced criticism in recent weeks over his immigration policies after new official figures showed asylum seeker claims hitting a record high, with more migrants being housed in hotels compared with a year ago.
The plan to move migrants into military accommodation comes amid claims they are living a 'luxury' lifestyle on taxpayer money.
Currently, two former military bases - MDP Wethersfield in Essex and Napier Barracks in Folkestone - are being used to house asylum seekers.
