Refugee Council suggests asylum scheme used by Sir Tony Blair’s government should be adopted

Minister warns that migrants may have to move to shared houses or even on to the streets unless hotel accommodation is shut down in an ‘ordered and managed way’

Proposal could end migrant hotels by putting them up in properties that local authorities have purchased

Refugee Council suggests asylum scheme used by Sir Tony Blair’s government should be adopted

The prime minister is under pressure to close asylum hotels after a series of violent protests

Lucrative government contracts to house asylum seekers may be about to dry up