{"id":25939,"date":"2023-09-22T20:20:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T20:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mormonmediareviews.com\/?p=25939"},"modified":"2023-09-22T20:20:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T20:20:11","slug":"migrants-guaranteed-at-least-three-star-hotels-as-government-spends-8m-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mormonmediareviews.com\/politics\/migrants-guaranteed-at-least-three-star-hotels-as-government-spends-8m-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrants guaranteed at least three star hotels as government spends \u00a38m a day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/4973766.jpg?r=1695410964921\"><\/p>\n<p>Migrants are being guaranteed \u201ca minimum of three-star\u201d hotels, a Home Office contract has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The Government also wants asylum seekers to be booked in rooms \u201cclose to amenities and transport networks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Home Office is under intense pressure to cut the \u00a38 million-per-day hotel bill.<\/p>\n<p>But the most recent contract issued by the Home Office stated: \u201cThe location of the accommodation will be carried out at locations close to amenities and transport networks. Contracted venues should be at least a minimum of three stars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sir John Hayes, a close ally of Home Secretary Suella Braverman said: \u201cMy constituents wouldn\u2019t expect any illegal immigrant to be housed in a place they couldn\u2019t afford to stay in themselves.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE <\/strong> <strong>Dambusters migrant hotel conversion blocked over planning permission row<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/4973771.jpg?r=1695410964990\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to provide safe and clean accommodation but it should be basic \u2013 three-star is well above the level taxpayers would expect to be funding. In truth, we\u2019ve got to move these people out of hotels altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to instructions issued to Australian firm Corporate Travel Management, the Home Office expects the asylum accommodation estate to \u201ccome under significantly more pressure\u201d as more Channel migrants arrive on small boats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo meet demand and fulfil our statutory obligations across asylum and resettlement schemes, the buyer is currently reliant upon the growing use of bridging accommodation to provide temporary accommodation for asylum seekers and refugees prior to their asylum decision being made\/settled accommodation being sourced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <strong>Migrant came to UK on dinghy and &#8216;feels like a king&#8217; in luxury hotel[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/4973780.jpg?r=1695410969170\"><\/p>\n<p>We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you&#8217;ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n<p>A Home Office spokesman said: \u201cThe vast majority of hotels used to house asylum seekers do not have a minimum star requirement and we remain committed to ending the use of expensive hotels.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That is why we are moving people into alternative, cheaper accommodation, doubling up in hotel rooms, and clearing the legacy backlog.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough the Illegal Migration Act, this Government will also go further by ensuring that anyone arriving in the UK illegally is detained and swiftly removed to their country of origin or a safe third country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/politics\/1815792\/migrants-hotel-three-stars-home-office-contract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Migrants are being guaranteed \u201ca minimum of three-star\u201d hotels, a Home Office contract has revealed. 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