Ministers will ramp up the closure of migrant hotels in Spring as part of plans to reduce pressure on the asylum system.
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood announced sweeping immigration reforms at the end of last year, which included making refugee status temporary and scrapping the right to family reunion. The Labour government has pledged to end the use of costly asylum hotels by 2029, however, the number of asylum seekers housed in the controversial accommodation has risen year-on-year.
