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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

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

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

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‘We’re seen as criminals’: Epping hotel asylum seekers facing limbo after court ruling

Hardening public attitudes and far-right aggression have left Bell hotel’s inhabitants fearful despite hopes of integrating

The Guardian - UK

I’m a legal refugee in Britain. So why am I always being treated like a criminal?

I’ve met wonderful people here who make me feel that I belong – but there are now many who see asylum seekers as an easy political target, says film-maker Ayman Alhussein

The Guardian - UK

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

Badenoch urges Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels in court

Epping secured a temporary injunction blocking the use of the Essex town’s Bell Hotel as accommodation for asylum seekers on planning grounds.

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Labour-run councils consider legal challenges to asylum hotels

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Is the UK One Step Closer To Shutting Down Migrant Hotels? Brits Celebrate Closure of Essex Hotel

The High Court has ordered the closure of a migrant hotel in Essex, sparking celebration among locals and raising fresh questions about the future of asylum accommodation across the UK.

International Business Times UK

The £400 million asylum king who owns the Britannia Hotel and 17 other migrant hotels

The Canary Wharf Britannia Hotel is part of the chain owned by Alex Langsam, the man dubbed the ‘asylum king’

Evening Standard

Could Scotland challenge hotels housing asylum seekers? A legal expert explains

Councils in Scotland are unlikely to block hotels housing asylum seekers in the same way as seen in Essex, a legal expert has said

The National (Scotland)

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

The Independent UK

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

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

Evening Standard

How many asylum seekers are in UK hotels and why are they being housed there?

There have been protests in recent weeks outside some sites where asylum seekers are housed.

The Independent UK

Voices: So, where will we put asylum seekers now courts have backed the ‘not in my backyarders’?

COMMENT: The Epping verdict shows glaring issues with both planning consent and Nimbyism, writes Sean O’Grady. Whether economic migrants or refugees, anyone seeking asylum in the UK deserves respect and safety

The Guardian - UK

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

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International Business Times UK

Asylum Evictions Ordered After Violent Protests at Essex Hotel — What Happens Next for Migrants and the Community?

The Bell Hotel became the centre of a storm last month after a resident asylum-seeker, Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, was charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

The Independent UK

Minister brands Farage ‘the very worst’ kind of politician over asylum hotel claims

Dan Jarvis said ‘the very worst’ politicians try to drive people apart

Evening Standard

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 National (Scotland)

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

Evening Standard

London commuter belt town is 'following Epping's path' to shut down migrant hotel after court injunction

Conservative-run Broxbourne Council said it was taking legal advice ‘as a matter of urgency’ over a migrant hotel in Cheshunt

The Independent UK

Council leaders weigh up legal challenges to migrant hotels after Epping ruling

Broxbourne Council in Hertfordshire is the first to say it is taking legal advice after the High Court ruling on migrant hotels.

Evening Standard

Migrant returns deal struck with Iraq in latest bid to deter small boat Channel crossings

The deal will allow for the ‘swift’ return of failed asylum seekers, the Home Office said

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