US EditionGovernment to drop asylum hotel provider
- The government is ending a £2 billion contract with Stay Belvedere Hotels for asylum seeker accommodation after a review raised concerns about the company's performance and behavior.
- Stay Belvedere Hotels provides accommodation in 51 hotels and Napier Barracks, which is set to close in September 2025.
- Angela Eagle, Minister for Border Security and Asylum, confirmed that the decision aims to improve oversight and ensure value for taxpayers.
- The Home Office noted that the safety and security of people in temporary accommodation remains a priority, but did not provide a timeline for ending hotel use.
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Stay Belvedere Hotels contract for housing asylum seekers binned by Home Office
More than 5,000 people have crossed the English Channel on small boats so far this year (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) The Home Office has scrapped a hotel chain’s contract for accommodating asylum seekers over ‘concerns about its performance and behaviour’. Stay Belvedere Hotels, which operates 51 hotels in England and Wales as well as Napier Barracks, will no longer house people awaiting asylum decisions. The company’s website boasts of b…
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