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Rhiannon James

Number of asylum hotels will be down by end of March, says minister

The number of hotels used to house asylum seekers will be lower by the end of March, Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle told the Commons (Lauren Hurley/PA) - (PA Archive)

The number of hotels used to house asylum seekers will be lower by the end of March, a Home Office minister told the Commons.

Nine hotels are scheduled to close in March as part of the the Government’s commitment to reducing hotel use, Dame Angela Eagle said.

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