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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal and Eleni Courea

Home Office asks for emergency £2.6bn after asylum seeker hotels overspend

James Cleverly
The request by James Cleverly late last year was revealed in a written statement to parliament. Photograph: Future Publishing/Getty Images

The Home Office has sought an emergency cash payment of £2.6bn after unforeseen expenditure on hotels for asylum seekers.

James Cleverly has made a formal request for the money after a shortfall last year, when Suella Braverman was in charge for more than 11 months.

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