Minister says plans to move away from using migrant hotels will be announced ‘within weeks’
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Minister says plans to move away from using migrant hotels will be announced ‘within weeks’
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Asylum seekers could be moved from migrant hotels into pop-up buildings with plans to be announced “within weeks”, a minister has said as the government scrambles to get a grip on the asylum accommodation crisis.
The Home Office said around 900 men would be housed across two sites as the government tries to get a grip on the asylum…
Labour have committed to ending the use of asylum hotels by 2029
Dozens of asylum hotels are expected to close after they became the focal point of demonstrations over the summer
The prime minister is under pressure to close asylum hotels after a series of violent protests
A government source said “nothing is off the table” for the new home secretary Shabana Mahmood
Labour has pledged to close down all asylum hotels by 2029
