US EditionFact Check: How Many Asylum Hotels Have Been Closed Under Labour?
The High Court ruling halts housing asylum seekers at the Bell Hotel, impacting around 140 residents and prompting councils to consider similar legal actions amid political scrutiny.
- The High Court ruled to bar asylum placements at the Bell Hotel, Epping, Essex, ordering around 140 residents removed by September 12.
- Since the 2023 peak, official tallies show that asylum hotels fell from more than 400 to 210 in July 2025, with Labour's first year reducing them by three from 213 in July 2024; most decreases occurred under the Conservative government.
- Cost analysis by the Migration Observatory finds hotels average £170 per day, housing 32,345 asylum seekers in March out of over 100,000 in temporary accommodation; hotel bills fell to £2.1bn last year while the Home Office requested £2.2bn this year.
- The decision intensified criticism of Sir Keir Starmer, Labour leader and Prime Minister, while Home Office officials reiterated plans to 'get to zero' asylum hotels by 2029, considering large sites like ex-military bases.
- Rising Channel crossings — over 26,000 so far in 2025 — increase pressure on housing, while the asylum backlog was 78,745 cases at the end of March and most wait over six months for an initial decision.
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Fact check: How many asylum hotels have been closed under Labour?
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