It follows pressure from Conservative MPs in some of the areas where hotels are used. But, in a bizarre twist, local authorities have warned that some migrants who leave the hotels may end up homeless, leaving councils with no alternative but to house them… in the very same hotels.
Why does the government want to stop using hotels?
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