Government spending £6.8m a day housing asylum seekers in hotels
2 years, 2 months ago

Government spending £6.8m a day housing asylum seekers in hotels

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Asked by committee chairwoman Dame Diana Johnson if the cost was likely to go up again, Abi Tierney, director general of the passport office and UK visas and immigration, replied: “Yes.” During the wide-ranging session, MPs also learned: – The Home Office has only processed 4% of asylum claims by migrants who crossed the Channel last year. Clandestine Channel threat commander Dan O’Mahoney told the committee in 2021 the interception rate for French police stopping migrants trying to cross the Channel was 50% and this year it has dropped to 42.5%. He accepted this was a lower percentage but stressed it was a “much, much bigger number”, telling how French authorities had stopped 28,000 migrants crossing the Channel and intercepted and destroyed 1,072 boats so far this year. “I should put on record my thanks to the French … this is around double what they managed to achieve last year, so that is really, really significant,” Mr O’Mahoney said.

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Mapped: Refugee homelessness on the rise in nearly 100 UK councils
1 week, 4 days ago

Mapped: Refugee homelessness on the rise in nearly 100 UK councils

The Independent  

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Home Office considering disused care homes and student flats to house asylum seekers
1 month ago

Home Office considering disused care homes and student flats to house asylum seekers

The Independent  

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New asylum hotels act as a 'massive incentive' for small boat migrant crossings, ministers warned after it emerged seven more have been opened since Labour came to power
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New asylum hotels act as a 'massive incentive' for small boat migrant crossings, ministers warned after it emerged seven more have been opened since Labour came to power

Daily Mail  

Opening more asylum hotels will act as a 'massive incentive' for small boat crossings, Labour has been warned. Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle revealed last week that asylum hotel use had risen since Labour entered government, with seven new hotels being brought into use since the general election in July. But during Home Office questions, Tory MP Julia Lopez …

Home Office spent £400m in a year on unused hotel space for migrants
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Home Office spent £400m in a year on unused hotel space for migrants

The Telegraph  

Mr Bolt said his inspectors found some migrants “living in spacious rooms with en suite facilities.” One in six of the 625 bed spaces of one contractor were occupied by single adults in twin or triple space rooms. However, the inspectors visited one large rural hotel that was being emptied out ahead of its planned closure of use for asylum …

Britain has most illegal migrants in Europe, study finds
3 months ago

Britain has most illegal migrants in Europe, study finds

The Telegraph  

Senior Tories demanded that Sir Keir Starmer rethink Labour’s approach after the Prime Minister scrapped a scheme in which asylum seekers would have been sent to Rwanda while they were processed. James Cleverly, the shadow home secretary, said: “We need to deter people from coming here illegally and to root them out of our economy when they are here.” Robert …

More migrants arrive in UK on small boats - bringing total since Labour took office to over 11,000
3 months ago

More migrants arrive in UK on small boats - bringing total since Labour took office to over 11,000

Daily Mail  

Dozens of migrants have been intercepted after crossing the English Channel, bringing the total this year to 25,244 - including more than 11,000 since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister. This comes as Yvette Cooper said more migrants would be removed from Britain thanks to a new agreement with other G7 countries. A group of people thought to be migrants …

Channel migrants will be housed in hotels at the taxpayers' expense 'for three more years'
3 months, 1 week ago

Channel migrants will be housed in hotels at the taxpayers' expense 'for three more years'

Daily Mail  

Channel migrants will be housed in hotels at the taxpayers' expense for up to three more years, it was reported last night. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper privately believes the backlog will take more time than initially expected to work through, with a knock-on effect on closing migrant hotels, the Times reported. A group of people thought to be migrants leave …

Labour is accused of 'undoing Tories work' on tackling Channel crisis - as 25,300 small boat migrants granted asylum in just one year
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour is accused of 'undoing Tories work' on tackling Channel crisis - as 25,300 small boat migrants granted asylum in just one year

Daily Mail  

The number of Channel migrants winning permission to stay indefinitely in Britain has quadrupled as efforts to increase deportations have stalled. Home Office data revealed more than 25,300 people who arrived by small boat were granted asylum or another type of humanitarian protection in the year to June – making up a third of all types of asylum claims in …

Number of Channel boat migrants granted asylum rises 400% in a year after Rishi Sunak's bid to empty expensive hotel rooms
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Number of Channel boat migrants granted asylum rises 400% in a year after Rishi Sunak's bid to empty expensive hotel rooms

Daily Mail  

The number of channel boat arrivals being granted asylum rose four-fold in the past year as the former Tory government tried to cut a massive backlog of cases and empty expensive hotel rooms. New Home Office figures released today show that more than 25,000 people were granted asylum in the year to June, up from 6,600 in the same period …

Labour to allow 100,000 migrants to apply for asylum
6 months ago

Labour to allow 100,000 migrants to apply for asylum

The Telegraph  

Their arrival takes the total who have crossed the Channel so far this year to a record 13,600 for this point in the year, the highest since the first migrants crossed in January 2018. Asked if those arriving by small boats would now have the right to claim asylum, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “We need to ensure that …

Italy’s premier visits Albania as plan to hold Italy-bound migrants nears its start
7 months ago

Italy’s premier visits Albania as plan to hold Italy-bound migrants nears its start

LA Times  

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni traveled to Albania on Wednesday to thank its government for its unique role in agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims, and to tour migrant centers she said will be ready in August. Meloni and Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama in November signed a five-year deal in which Albania agreed to shelter …

UK passes law to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after months of wrangling
8 months, 2 weeks ago

UK passes law to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after months of wrangling

Al Jazeera  

The controversial law is expected to come into force within days with the first deportation flights in weeks. A controversial United Kingdom government bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has finally secured the approval of the upper house of parliament, which had demanded numerous amendments, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to start the first flights to Kigali within …

Government asylum housing plans to cost millions more than hotels – watchdog
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Government asylum housing plans to cost millions more than hotels – watchdog

The Independent  

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British government watchdog says UK’s Rwanda deportation plan could cost nearly 500 million pounds
10 months, 1 week ago

British government watchdog says UK’s Rwanda deportation plan could cost nearly 500 million pounds

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government’s contentious plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda could cost nearly half a billion pounds, or about $630 million, plus hundreds of thousands for each deported person, a report said Friday. No asylum-seeker has been sent to Rwanda under the plan, which has been blocked by the courts, though the U.K. …

‘National scandal’ as shock report reveals Rwanda plan costs to top £500m
10 months, 1 week ago

‘National scandal’ as shock report reveals Rwanda plan costs to top £500m

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a revelation branded a “national scandal” by Labour, the public spending watchdog said the …

Three-quarters of small boat arrivals would be granted asylum, study suggests
1 year, 3 months ago

Three-quarters of small boat arrivals would be granted asylum, study suggests

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The study by the Refugee Council also found that once the Illegal Migration Act …

UK now spending £8m a day housing migrants in hotels
1 year, 3 months ago

UK now spending £8m a day housing migrants in hotels

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper blamed the huge hotel bill on the government’s “asylum chaos”. …

France stops fewer Channel migrants – despite £480m funding from UK
1 year, 4 months ago

France stops fewer Channel migrants – despite £480m funding from UK

The Telegraph  

France is intercepting fewer Channel migrants than last year despite a £480 million funding deal with Britain to help stop crossings, The Telegraph can reveal. Official figures show that just 13,759 – or 45.2 per cent – of migrants have been stopped by French beach patrols since January, down from 17,032 over the same period last year. The three-year £480 …

Lee Anderson tells asylum seekers to ‘f*** off back to France’
1 year, 5 months ago

Lee Anderson tells asylum seekers to ‘f*** off back to France’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Conservative party’s deputy chairman Lee Anderson said asylum seekers complaining …

UK government to house asylum seekers on barges in bid to cut costs
1 year, 5 months ago

UK government to house asylum seekers on barges in bid to cut costs

ABC  

Asylum seekers are being housed on barges, under the UK's newest plan to cut refugee costs in the country. Key points: A charity says lawyers who intervened got transfers cancelled for about 20 asylum seekers Housing asylum seekers in hotel rooms cost the British government $3.6 billion in 2022 The Home Office says people who arrive in the UK via …

Ministers accused of ‘disastrous failure’ as 50,000 asylum seekers in hotels
1 year, 5 months ago

Ministers accused of ‘disastrous failure’ as 50,000 asylum seekers in hotels

The Independent  

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UK moves asylum seekers to barge despite humanitarian concerns
1 year, 5 months ago

UK moves asylum seekers to barge despite humanitarian concerns

Al Jazeera  

The large residential barge will only house single men and provide ‘basic and functional’ accommodation. The United Kingdom has begun moving some asylum seekers onto a large residential barge on its southern coast, as part of plans to use cheaper alternatives to hotels as temporary accommodation while asylum claims are processed. The government says it wants to limit the pull …

Ministers ‘would take until 2036 to removed failed asylum seekers at current rate’
1 year, 5 months ago

Ministers ‘would take until 2036 to removed failed asylum seekers at current rate’

The Independent  

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UK to house migrants in tents if arrivals surge: Reports
1 year, 5 months ago

UK to house migrants in tents if arrivals surge: Reports

Hindustan Times  

The UK government is planning to house migrants in tents to help deal with any surge in small boats crossing the Channel in the coming months, British media reported Friday. Tents able to house up to 2,000 migrants have been purchased by the interior ministry, which plans to erect them on disused military sites by the end of August, several …

Thousands of Afghan asylum seekers ‘at risk of homelessness due to housing shortage’
1 year, 6 months ago

Thousands of Afghan asylum seekers ‘at risk of homelessness due to housing shortage’

The Independent  

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UK to house hundreds more migrants on barges, Sunak says
1 year, 7 months ago

UK to house hundreds more migrants on barges, Sunak says

The Independent  

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Asylum seekers will be told to share hotel rooms, says Tory minister
1 year, 7 months ago

Asylum seekers will be told to share hotel rooms, says Tory minister

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick appeared to confirm the policy during an appearance on BBC’s Sunday …

Housing migrants in tents ‘perfectly acceptable’, says Tory MP
1 year, 9 months ago

Housing migrants in tents ‘perfectly acceptable’, says Tory MP

The Independent  

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Home Office has 'had to find extra £2billion' to fund hotels for over 50,000 asylum seekers
1 year, 10 months ago

Home Office has 'had to find extra £2billion' to fund hotels for over 50,000 asylum seekers

Daily Mail  

The Home Office has reportedly been forced to shore up an extra £2million to pay for hotel rooms for asylum seekers after the Government admitted there was no deadline in sight to stop their use. The Best Western Premier Yew Lodge Hotel in Kegworth has stopped taking bookings for the foreseeable future The Home Office has faced pressure from the …

Lineker claim on UK taking ‘far fewer refugees’ than Europe supported by data
1 year, 10 months ago

Lineker claim on UK taking ‘far fewer refugees’ than Europe supported by data

The Independent  

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UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000
1 year, 10 months ago

UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000

The Independent  

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Total number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats passes 2,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Total number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats passes 2,000

The Independent  

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What is behind the row over asylum hotels?
1 year, 11 months ago

What is behind the row over asylum hotels?

The Independent  

Britain’s asylum process is in the spotlight once more, as The Independent reveals applicants cannot be told their status until they are out of ad-hoc hotel accommodation. The Home Office policy states: “Granting protection status for claimants currently in contingency accommodation, such as hotels, can put local authorities under untenable pressure as they will be required by law to find …

Asylum seekers ‘can’t afford clothes or toiletries’ on £8 a week support
2 years, 1 month ago

Asylum seekers ‘can’t afford clothes or toiletries’ on £8 a week support

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He adds: “Some people think the government is spending on us asylum seekers, but …

Revealed: Asylum seekers waiting more than three years for decisions quadruples
2 years, 1 month ago

Revealed: Asylum seekers waiting more than three years for decisions quadruples

The Independent  

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UK’s treatment of asylum seekers must comply with international law, UN says
2 years, 2 months ago

UK’s treatment of asylum seekers must comply with international law, UN says

The Independent  

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Revealed: Most Albanian asylum seekers granted UK visas are trafficked women
2 years, 2 months ago

Revealed: Most Albanian asylum seekers granted UK visas are trafficked women

The Independent  

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‘Exponential rise’ in Albanian migrants crossing the Channel this year
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Exponential rise’ in Albanian migrants crossing the Channel this year

The Telegraph  

So far this year, 38,000 people have arrived in the UK in 936 small boats. Tim Loughton, Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, said during the meeting: “A vast number of people are still not knowing if their claims are going to be successful or not and are residing in the UK at taxpayers’ expense.” Despite being paid £54million …

Home Office spends £90k on 3 months of social media adverts to ‘deter’ Channel migrants - but numbers rocket
2 years, 3 months ago

Home Office spends £90k on 3 months of social media adverts to ‘deter’ Channel migrants - but numbers rocket

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Migrants in northern France and Belgium are being targeted with Charities called the adverts …

‘Substantial’ increase in Albanians arriving in UK after Channel crossings
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Substantial’ increase in Albanians arriving in UK after Channel crossings

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly 6,000 Albanians are thought to have crossed the Channel …

UK to ‘fast track’ deportations of Albanian asylum seekers
2 years, 4 months ago

UK to ‘fast track’ deportations of Albanian asylum seekers

Al Jazeera  

UK’s home secretary unveils new measures aiming to deter Albanians from crossing the English Channel in small boats. The United Kingdom has announced plans to “fast-track” the deportation of Albanian asylum seekers as authorities attempt to tackle a surge in people crossing the English Channel in small boats. British immigration officers will immediately process asylum claims made by Albanians entering …

Week of criticisms and revelations over Home Office’s handling of migrant crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

Week of criticisms and revelations over Home Office’s handling of migrant crisis

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here are the developments so far: – Monday The Commons Home Affairs Committee found …

Number of people awaiting an asylum decision in UK surges by 300% in four years
2 years, 7 months ago

Number of people awaiting an asylum decision in UK surges by 300% in four years

The Independent  

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Zero migrants have crossed English Channel in nine days
2 years, 8 months ago

Zero migrants have crossed English Channel in nine days

Daily Mail  

No migrants have arrived in small boats across the English Channel for nearly ten days in what is being claimed as an early victory for the Government's new scheme for sending asylum seekers to Rwanda. The last migrants to arrive at Dover were a total of 263 across seven small boats on April 19 Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen said today …

UK will pay households $456 a month to host Ukrainian refugees
2 years, 9 months ago

UK will pay households $456 a month to host Ukrainian refugees

Al Jazeera  

Anyone offering a room or home will have to show that the accommodation meets standards and they may have to undergo criminal record checks. The new scheme called “Homes for Ukraine” will let refugees from the war come to the UK even if they do not have family ties, the government said on Sunday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sought …

Home Office spends £4.7m a day housing Channel migrants and asylum seekers in hotels
2 years, 11 months ago

Home Office spends £4.7m a day housing Channel migrants and asylum seekers in hotels

The Telegraph  

The accommodation crisis has been compounded by the failure to secure new agreements to return migrants to "safe" countries through which they passed and where they should have claimed asylum. Ms Patel admitted that the Government had returned only a "tiny" fraction of those whose asylum claims had been ruled inadmissible because of Covid travel restrictions and the refusal of …

Albanian foreign minister says reports
3 years, 3 months ago

Albanian foreign minister says reports

The Independent  

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Government to spend £2m on new Dover migrant centre
3 years, 4 months ago

Government to spend £2m on new Dover migrant centre

The Telegraph  

The current Dover intake unit – a temporary, tent-like structure – has been criticised by official inspectors and the home affairs committee, while Border Force and immigration officers have complained of being overwhelmed by the number of migrants. On a spot visit, the committee found 56 asylum seekers, including babies and young children, "packed into a small waiting room" at …

Hotel accommodation for migrants will cost up to £70m this year
3 years, 5 months ago

Hotel accommodation for migrants will cost up to £70m this year

The Telegraph  

Housing migrants in hotels is set to cost the taxpayer up to £70 million this year, Priti Patel has admitted. The Home Secretary has told the home affairs select committee that the Home Office expects to spend at least £40 million and up to £70 million on hotels for migrants in the current financial year. In just two days last …

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