Labour’s handling of the ongoing asylum situation has come under serious fire, as a record-breaking number of migrants crossed the Channel in just the first three months of 2025. With 5,847 people arriving in 106 small boats, critics are now accusing Sir Keir Starmer’s government of completely losing control of the borders.
What’s making headlines even more uncomfortable for Labour is the revelation that thousands of those migrants will likely end up in taxpayer-funded hotels for years – at eye-watering costs. Internal Home Office documents, seen by the Daily Express, reveal that the department has rejected cheaper alternatives to these costly hotels, despite rising public pressure to shut them down, reported the Express.
