Asylum hotels are in the headlines – and today new stats show that numbers of asylum seekers being housed in hotels are up by 8%.
By the end of June, there were more than 32 thousand asylum seekers staying in hotels. It poses a massive challenge for the government – which says it wants to close the hotels down.
Chief Executive of the Refugee Council Enver Solomon speaks to ITV News’ Romilly Weeks.
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