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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft,David Maddox and Millie Cooke

Starmer could end asylum hotel use in six months with this one move, charity claims

Sir Keir Starmer could end the use of controversial migrant hotels within the next six months if he offered a blanket amnesty to asylum seekers from a handful of countries, it has been claimed.

The Refugee Council says ministers would be able to stop relying on the hotels by March next year by offering a one-off temporary reprieve for thousands of migrants from nations with high grant rates, such as Afghanistan, Syria and Iran.

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