Migrants to Remain Housed in UK Hotels for Another Three Years
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/10/02/migrants-to-be-housed-in-uk-hotels-for-another-three-years-as-govt-struggles-to-clear-asylum-backlog-report
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/migrants-will-be-stuck-in-hotels-for-three-years-because-of-asylum-backlog-fqpvhl8g6
Excerpt: The government scheme to put up migrants in hotels across Britain will reportedly continuefor another three years despite Prime Minister Keir Starmer's vow to end the practice.
The new leftist Labour Party government in Westminster has conceded that its campaign promise to "end asylum hotels" will likely take up to three years to fulfil as a result of the asylum backlog taking much longer to go through than the party had anticipated, according to a report from The Times of London.
At present, around 30,000 foreigners are being housed in over 250 hotels throughout the country, at a cost to the taxpayer of £4.2 million per day.
There are currently around 87,217 asylum claims from migrants — many of whom entered the country illegally — awaiting their first decision. Meanwhile, there are also 137,525 cases in the process of appeal or pending removal from the country.
A White Hall source told the Times that the backlog was "much worse than we thought," adding: "It's going to take a lot longer to clear than we anticipated. It certainly won't be cleared in a year."
The issue is not static, however, as illegal migrants continue to cross the English Channel at pace, with more that 25,000 arriving on British shores since the start of the year and over 10,000 since Labour came into power in July.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/10/02/migrants-to-be-housed-in-uk-hotels-for-another-three-years-as-govt-struggles-to-clear-asylum-backlog-report
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/migrants-will-be-stuck-in-hotels-for-three-years-because-of-asylum-backlog-fqpvhl8g6
Excerpt: The government scheme to put up migrants in hotels across Britain will reportedly continue
The new leftist Labour Party government in Westminster has conceded that its campaign promise to "end asylum hotels" will likely take up to three years to fulfil as a result of the asylum backlog taking much longer to go through than the party had anticipated, according to a report from The Times of London.
At present, around 30,000 foreigners are being housed in over 250 hotels throughout the country, at a cost to the taxpayer of £4.2 million per day.
There are currently around 87,217 asylum claims from migrants — many of whom entered the country illegally — awaiting their first decision. Meanwhile, there are also 137,525 cases in the process of appeal or pending removal from the country.
A White Hall source told the Times that the backlog was "much worse than we thought," adding: "It's going to take a lot longer to clear than we anticipated. It certainly won't be cleared in a year."
The issue is not static, however, as illegal migrants continue to cross the English Channel at pace, with more that 25,000 arriving on British shores since the start of the year and over 10,000 since Labour came into power in July.
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