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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00:00The government is committed to reducing hotel use through reform of the asylum system, including
00:06streamlining asylum processing and establishing the Border Security Command to tackle people-smuggling
00:12gangs at source. Since the general election, there's been a net increase of six hotels
00:17in use, however nine are scheduled for closure by the end of May.