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- The UK government plans to close migrant hotels faster in Spring 2026, as part of immigration reforms announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
- The Labour government aims to end using these accommodations by 2029, despite rising asylum seeker numbers.
- The Home Office will study alternative housing, including army barracks and pop-up buildings.
- The Home Affairs Committee criticized oversight of accommodation contracts after a sexual assault in Epping, Essex.
