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Fact check: How many asylum hotels have been closed under Labour?

Ministers claimed about 200 have been closed since the peak under the previous government – but most of this fall took place under the Conservatives.

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2025

Interactive map reveals how many asylum seekers are being housed in hotels across London

New figures reveal the number of asylum seekers in London hotels in June

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2025

Refugee charities install safe rooms and relocate amid rise in far-right threats

Exclusive: One NGO placed on an online hitlist had to temporarily close its office owing to harassing phone calls

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2025

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Huge drop in UK work visas handed to foreign nurses and carers following rule changes

There were over 182,000 work related visas granted in the year to June - a 36% drop on the previous year, Home Office data reveals

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2025

Court ruling complicates UK government’s efforts to house asylum seekers

The U.K. government faces increased challenges in housing migrants after a court ruling blocked the use of a hotel for asylum seekers

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

Britain’s migration crisis: What the latest numbers really show

Record number of asylum claims in Labour’s first year but real progress has been made to slash the backlog, as Holly Bancroft and Alicja Hagopian report

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

As Epping case could bring migrant hotel use to an end – where else can asylum seekers go?

A controversial ruling on Epping’s protest-hit hotel may pave the way for other councils

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

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Government’s GCSE English and maths resits policy ‘not fit for purpose’

The curriculum and assessment review is due to set out its recommendations for young people who do not secure a decent pass in the autumn.

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2025

UK Sees Record Asylum Claims As Row Brews Over Housing

Britain is grappling with its highest-ever number of asylum applications, official data showed Thursday, as a political storm brews over the temporary housing of thousands of migrants in hotels.

International Business Times · Aug 21, 2025

Number of asylum seekers housed in hotels up 8% in a year, Home Office data shows

Rise comes despite applications being processed much faster than two years ago as backlog falls below 100,000 for first time since 2021

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2025

Government ‘admits 49 Afghan data breaches in four years’

Seven breaches were serious enough to be reported to the UK’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2025

More than 32,000 migrants living in hotels as Home Office reveals £4.76 billion asylum bill

The number of asylum seekers living in hotels was up 8% at the end of Labour's first year in Government

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2025

Asylum hotel numbers up 8% on last year under Labour, Home Office figures show

The Government has pledged to end the use of asylum hotels by 2029.

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2025

Thursday briefing: Where will Labour house asylum seekers now councils can use planning law to close hotels?

In today’s newsletter: The shift from council-run accommodation to hotel contracts risks collapsing under political and legal pressure

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025

Labour-run councils consider legal challenges to asylum hotels

Injunction to remove people from Essex hotel leads to government considering other housing options

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

Is Labour really failing on immigration and asylum hotels?

Though the asylum backlog is at its lowest level since 2021, the government is still housing over 100,000 asylum seekers. A third of these are in hotels, which cost millions a day.

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

Labour braced for wave of legal action over migrant hotels as immigration crisis deepens

Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice urged residents to protest outside more migrant hotels to force councils to take legal action to ban asylum seekers

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025

Councils consider legal bids as ministers face Epping hotel ruling aftermath

Conservative and Reform UK-led authorities have said they were looking at their options to take similar action to Epping Forest District Council.

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025

Hotels, barges, military sites: where can England house people seeking asylum?

Ministers said to be considering a ‘range’ of options after hotel protests and high court ruling – but choices are limited

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025

More councils in England plan to challenge asylum hotels after Essex ruling

Broxbourne council leader hopes to ‘go down same path’ as Epping, which has blocked people being housed in hotel

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025

Government working on contingency plans after ruling on Epping migrant hotel

Ministers are now bracing for further legal challenges from councils across the country.

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

UK and Iraq strike deal in new small boats crackdown

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The National (Scotland) · Aug 20, 2025

UK Government strikes returns deal with Iraq in latest migration crackdown

The UK Government has agreed a new deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants as part of wider moves to limit small boat crossings

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025

Government signs deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants in latest bid to deter small boats

It comes after an £800,000 deal last year with Baghdad to help the country crack down on smuggling networks

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025

Government strikes returns deal with Iraq in latest bid to deter small boats

The agreement signed during a visit to the UK by Iraq’s deputy prime minister will allow for the ‘swift’ return of failed asylum seekers.

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