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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

Home secretary orders urgent review into use of taxis for asylum seekers

The home secretary has ordered an urgent review into the use and cost of taxis ferrying asylum seekers between hotels and to and from medical appointments.

Shabana Mahmood’s call follows an investigation into life inside asylum hotels, which found one migrant sent on a 250-mile journey to a GP appointment at a cost to the Home Office of £600.

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