Cost of housing migrants in taxpayer-funded hotels rises to £200 a night despite Labour vowing to shut them down
When he took office at No 10 in July, Andy Burnham reiterated Labour's goal of stopping the use of hotels to house asylum seekers completely by the end of the current parliament.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated border & immigration brief. The source report from Daily Mail says: When he took office at No 10 in July, Andy Burnham reiterated Labour's goal of stopping the use of hotels to house asylum seekers completely by the end of the current parliament.
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- Primary source: Daily Mail
- Published: Sep 19, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC
- Coverage area: Border & Immigration
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