The Home Office said around 900 men would be housed across two sites as the government tries to get a grip on the asylum accommodation crisis
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The Home Office said around 900 men would be housed across two sites as the government tries to get a grip on the asylum accommodation crisis
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Hundreds of asylum seekers are set to be moved onto military barracks as ministers scramble to find a way to end the use of hotels to house migrants.
Dozens of asylum hotels are expected to close after they became the focal point of demonstrations over the summer
A government source said “nothing is off the table” for the new home secretary Shabana Mahmood
First 27 asylum seekers moved into Crowborough military barracks in the early hours of Thursday morning
Minister says plans to move away from using migrant hotels will be announced ‘within weeks’
Labour have committed to ending the use of asylum hotels by 2029
PM to close ‘luxury’ accommodation and agree to ‘one in, one out’ deal with Germany
