Home Office promises ‘big surge’ in asylum hotel closures in new year

<p>Angela Eagle accuses other parties of offering ‘fag packet plans’ as government faces mounting pressure on immigration</p><p>The Home Office has promised a “big surge” in asylum hotel closures in the new year, with five more to shut in the coming months, as ministers face mounting pressure over the government’s record on immigration.</p><p>Speaking after a weekend of protests and counter-protests over the use of hotels to house asylum seekers, Home Office minister Angela Eagle said the government had inherited a “border security system in tatters” and accused opposition parties of offering “the fag packet plans without the substance on delivery”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/25/home-office-promises-big-surge-in-asylum-hotel-closures-in-new-year">Continue reading...</a>