Labour-run councils are among those considering legal actions against hotels housing asylum seekers

 

 

The number of asylum seekers temporarily housed in UK hotels has seen an 8% rise under Labour compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Home Office data.

 

Despite this yearly increase, recent months indicate a slight reduction, with numbers dropping from 32,345 in March to 32,059 in June 2025.The government's expenditure on asylum has also decreased, standing at £4.76 billion for the fiscal year 2024/25—a 12% reduction from the previous year's record of £5.38 billion. Amidst these figures, Labour-run councils are exploring legal challenges against the continued use of hotels for asylum seekers, as authorities seek alternative solutions.

 

Carol Dean, leader of the Labour-controlled Tamworth Council, mentioned that the council is "carefully assessing" potential legal actions and described this as a "potentially important legal precedent." Similar actions have been suggested by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who called on Tory councils to emulate the successful legal challenge by Epping Forest District Council.

 

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has also urged his party's councils to pursue legal avenues.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper emphasised that the current Labour administration inherited a "broken immigration and asylum system" and highlighted efforts to increase the return of failed asylum seekers while reducing related costs. She pointed to a 30% increase in deportations and an 11% cut in asylum expenses as evidence of progress.

 

Cooper stated, "We inherited a chaotic system... but have since strengthened visa and immigration controls. With the reduction of the backlog by 18% and reforms to the asylum appeal system, we aim to restore order and end the inefficient use of hotels."

 

The Home Secretary also noted a 48% decrease in work visas, and outlined plans for further stringent visa controls. Upcoming initiatives include a pilot program with France, enhanced counter-terror measures, and new asylum process reforms expected later this year.

 

"As we roll out these reforms, we are committed to taking necessary steps to ensure a fair and controlled system," Cooper added, pointing towards a more robust approach to managing immigration and asylum in the UK.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Independent 2025-08-21

 

 

56 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

The number of asylum seekers temporarily housed in UK hotels has seen an 8% rise under Labour compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Home Office data.

 

Fake news 😀😀

 

57 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

She pointed to a 30% increase in deportations and an 11% cut in asylum expenses as evidence of progress.

 

 

 

Lets have a little look at those 35,000 deportations, that Labour are crowing about. The rough figures are

 

20,000 visa overstayers paid a £3000 bribe to voluntarily repatriate

 

10,000 convicted foreign criminals deported

 

5,000 bogus Asylum Seekers deported

 

Cash bribes to voluntarily repatriate is not deportation.

 

Strangely enough, you won't hear Labour crowing about this.

 

 

2 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

 

Fake news 😀😀

 

 

 

 

Lets have a little look at those 35,000 deportations, that Labour are crowing about. The rough figures are

 

20,000 visa overstayers paid a £3000 bribe to voluntarily repatriate

 

10,000 convicted foreign criminals deported

 

5,000 bogus Asylum Seekers deported

 

Cash bribes to voluntarily repatriate is not deportation.

 

Strangely enough, you won't hear Labour crowing about this.

 

 

Far more deportations than the Tories managed by spending over £700,000,000 to deport 4 ‘volunteers’ to Rwanda, each of whom were in any case paid to leave.

 

Strangely enough you won’t here the rightwing reactionaries crowing about this.

 

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Far more deportations than the Tories managed by spending over £700,000,000 to deport 4 ‘volunteers’ to Rwanda, each of whom were in any case paid to leave.

 

Strangely enough you won’t here the rightwing reactionaries crowing about this.

 

 

You're needed over in this thread

 

 

As I have already told you, Starmer OWNS the wastage of £700,000,000 by cancelling it, without using it for a trial period.

 

Tories, Tories, Tories. More obfuscation and deflection, in an attempt to hide more Labour lies.

 

You sad, desperate, little creature.

I read somewhere in the first week of the much heralded French scheme 4 were deported 2,500 arrived' the end of this wretched government is near me finks it's going to get fruity 🤔 

20 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

I read somewhere in the first week of the much heralded French scheme 4 were deported 2,500 arrived' the end of this wretched government is near me finks it's going to get fruity 🤔 

 

Highly unlikely as the UK has to ask France to accept them, and France then has 28 days to respond.

 

2500 arrived in the 11 days after the so called deal was struck. A maximum of 50 a week can potentially returned to France.

 

It will come as no surprise, to learn that " The Gangs " as well as the illegals, are laughing their socks off at this historic and great deal.

2 hours ago, CharlieH said:

"As we roll out these reforms, we are committed to taking necessary steps to ensure a fair and controlled system," Cooper added, pointing towards a more robust approach to managing immigration and asylum in the UK.

 

Course you are Yvette.

 

1 hour ago, The Cyclist said:

 

You're needed over in this thread

 

 

As I have already told you, Starmer OWNS the wastage of £700,000,000 by cancelling it, without using it for a trial period.

 

Tories, Tories, Tories. More obfuscation and deflection, in an attempt to hide more Labour lies.

 

You sad, desperate, little creature.

No Starmer doesn’t own the Tory £700,000,000 wastage on the failed and illegal Rwanda scam.

 

And if you don’t mind I’ll choose what threads I participate in, or is this you panhandling for the attention you crave?

 

 

 

Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

No Starmer doesn’t own the Tory £700,000,000 wastage on the failed and illegal Rwanda scam.

 

 

 

 

It never failed, because it never got up and running.

 

Over 50,000 Illegals arriving since Starmer cancelled it, is testament to his mentalism by not running it for a trial period.

 

Ergo, Starmer owns the wastage of £700 million.

4 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

 

 

It never failed, because it never got up and running.

 

Over 50,000 Illegals arriving since Starmer cancelled it, is testament to his mentalism by not running it for a trial period.

 

Ergo, Starmer owns the wastage of £700 million.

Your now falling for the correlation equals causation fallacy.

It never got up and running because it was in breach of UK law.

 

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Your now falling for the correlation equals causation fallacy.

 

I'm not falling for anything. But thank Christ I don't pay your annual Deludamol bill.

 

5 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

t never got up and running because it was in breach of UK law.

 

The Rwanda Act received Royal Assent on 25 April 2024, which made it, surprise surprise, UK Law.

 

Keep necking that Deludamol.

I suspect the myopic elite ruling class think the political tension among the great unwashed is currently on Gasmark 8 or 9, so compliant have the natives been heretofore, as they've been anally reamed by two generations of political Judas'.

 

Unlike many European countries, England has had a reasonably genuine representative parliamentary system - riots and civil unrest (unlike most of Europe over say 800 years) are not a part of the political picture. You take it on the chin, move on, and maybe get a better decision next time. Staunch probably describes it.

 

In reality the tension hasn't even reached a mild simmer yet, probably Gasmark 3 at worst. The unwashed have finally seen the vaseline on the bedside cabinet and are associating it with that odd anal puckered feeling they've had for 50 years as their social harmony and cohesion has been turned upside down.

 

Rebellion doesn't need the entire population, 2% should do it. There is absolutely no political solution to this mess other than an attmpt by say Farage to rearrange the deckchairs.

 

You ain't seen nothing yet. 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, The Cyclist said:

Highly unlikely as the UK has to ask France to accept them, and France then has 28 days to respond.

Interesting and refreshing that you took great efforts for self education. Congrats.

Last week you denied that the recipient have to accept the returners. But you were fantasizing of "sent them back", indicating their home of origin. Good that you accept current laws. 👍👍👍

11 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Last week you denied that the recipient have to accept the returners.

 

Man, It's like the charge of the Mentalist Brigade.

 

Prepare to be schooled, yet again

 

France is under no obligation to accept any illegals that the UK wants to send back, under the abortion of the UK / France deal.

 

Hence the reason the UK has to notify France of potential returnees within 3 days, and France has 28 days to decide if they are going to accept them.

 

 

3 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

 

Man, It's like the charge of the Mentalist Brigade.

 

Prepare to be schooled, yet again

 

France is under no obligation to accept any illegals that the UK wants to send back, under the abortion of the UK / France deal.

 

Hence the reason the UK has to notify France of potential returnees within 3 days, and France has 28 days to decide if they are going to accept them.

 

 

I reckon you need another week or two for self education.

But you're on the right track. Don't give up.

Put them back on the dingys they arrived from France as allegedly we're sending the dingys back to the French? Put the illegal persons in them on the way back 

21 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

I suspect the myopic elite ruling class think the political tension among the great unwashed is currently on Gasmark 8 or 9, so compliant have the natives been heretofore, as they've been anally reamed by two generations of political Judas'.

 

Unlike many European countries, England has had a reasonably genuine representative parliamentary system - riots and civil unrest (unlike most of Europe over say 800 years) are not a part of the political picture. You take it on the chin, move on, and maybe get a better decision next time. Staunch probably describes it.

 

In reality the tension hasn't even reached a mild simmer yet, probably Gasmark 3 at worst. The unwashed have finally seen the vaseline on the bedside cabinet and are associating it with that odd anal puckered feeling they've had for 50 years as their social harmony and cohesion has been turned upside down.

 

Rebellion doesn't need the entire population, 2% should do it. There is absolutely no political solution to this mess other than an attmpt by say Farage to rearrange the deckchairs.

 

You ain't seen nothing yet. 

 

 

 

Hogwash

Lord Blunkett, the former UK Home Secretary under Blair.

 

Quote

Sir Keir Starmer should suspend the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in order to deport thousands of rejected asylum seekers housed in hotels, Lord Blunkett has said.

The former Labour home secretary urged ministers to consider the “radical” approach in order to give them time to “get a grip” on the crisis amid a growing backlash over the use of some 200 hotels to house more than 32,000 asylum seekers.

 

Who would have guessed that Blunkett would have turned into a Far Right, racist Fascist 😀😀

 

 

There are a few people around here that highly skilled in the art of obfuscation and deflection.

 

They need to up their game, to match the Labour Party.

 

A UK qualified and practicing Barrister

 

 

 

 

On 8/22/2025 at 8:07 AM, JonnyF said:

 

Course you are Yvette.

 

Here you go.

 

On 8/22/2025 at 7:12 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

Far more deportations than the Tories managed by spending over £700,000,000 to deport 4 ‘volunteers’ to Rwanda, each of whom were in any case paid to leave.

 

Strangely enough you won’t here the rightwing reactionaries crowing about this.

 

£700,000,000 is only a few days to keep them...anyone that supports the mass raping and murdering of Innocent children, needs their lefty head examined and put in a mental health institute...kick the lot out, don't let the pedos come in the first place....we are all sick and tired of your lies...Rule Britannia

23 hours ago, The Cyclist said:

 

Man, It's like the charge of the Mentalist Brigade.

 

Prepare to be schooled, yet again

 

France is under no obligation to accept any illegals that the UK wants to send back, under the abortion of the UK / France deal.

 

Hence the reason the UK has to notify France of potential returnees within 3 days, and France has 28 days to decide if they are going to accept them.

 

 

Try telling that to the kids and women that have been raped and murdered...don't push it you piece of dirt

3 minutes ago, baansgr said:

Try telling that to the kids and women that have been raped and murdered...don't push it you piece of dirt

 

Not sure what your issue is, drugs, alcohol or just plain mentalism.

 

But you just grabbed the wrong end of a very big sh*tty stick.

 

As a quick read of my previous posts, would have shown you quite clearly.

On 8/22/2025 at 7:07 AM, The Cyclist said:

 

Fake news 😀😀

 

 

 

 

Lets have a little look at those 35,000 deportations, that Labour are crowing about. The rough figures are

 

20,000 visa overstayers paid a £3000 bribe to voluntarily repatriate

 

10,000 convicted foreign criminals deported

 

5,000 bogus Asylum Seekers deported

 

Cash bribes to voluntarily repatriate is not deportation.

 

Strangely enough, you won't hear Labour crowing about this.

 

 

 

Most of them will be arriving back shortly. I see this week a Nigerian failed asylum seeker suddenly found out he was gay- he has been allowed to stay. 5000 failed asylum seekers is a tiny proportion as 95% are fake applications, according to a friend who used to process claims for the Home Office.

This action is truly disheartening. It’s essential that we wholeheartedly embrace diversity to foster a more inclusive and vibrant community.

22 minutes ago, proton said:

Most of them will be arriving back shortly.

 

Why not, it's an easy £3000 a pop 😀😀

 

22 minutes ago, proton said:

I see this week a Nigerian failed asylum seeker suddenly found out he was gay- he has been allowed to stay.

 

Yes, read it. The Judicial swamp needs drained.

 

23 minutes ago, proton said:

5000 failed asylum seekers is a tiny proportion as 95% are fake applications, according to a friend who used to process claims for the Home Office.

 

Your kidding 😀😀 Who needs to worry about a failed asylum application, when there are plenty of these parasites available, to lend a helping hand.

 

Quote

 

A man who abused his position working in the Home Office by granting asylum applications in return for thousands of pounds has been jailed.

Imran Mulla, 39, from Blackburn, Lancashire, worked in the asylum team and manipulated the system to overturn a refused asylum claim, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg8emkley3o

 

The whole UK Immigration & Asylum system, needs burnt to the ground and rebuilt.

On 8/23/2025 at 9:08 AM, baansgr said:

£700,000,000 is only a few days to keep them...anyone that supports the mass raping and murdering of Innocent children, needs their lefty head examined and put in a mental health institute...kick the lot out, don't let the pedos come in the first place....we are all sick and tired of your lies...Rule Britannia

I look forward to you providing evidence that any member of this forum supports, in your own words “mass raping and murdering of Innocent children”

 

Give it your best shot.

11 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I look forward to you providing evidence that any member of this forum supports, in your own words “mass raping and murdering of Innocent children”

 

Give it your best shot.

 

Anyone who does not support the immediate detention and deportation of these Illegal economic migrants.

 

Are tacitly supporting every single crime, that is committed by them.

 

From politician down to the man and woman on the street.

15 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I look forward to you providing evidence that any member of this forum supports, in your own words “mass raping and murdering of Innocent children”

 

Give it your best shot.

 

Thousands of schoolgirls were raped by Pakistani Muslims

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/rochdale-grooming-police-gangs-girls-b2479511.html

1 hour ago, The Cyclist said:

 

Anyone who does not support the immediate detention and deportation of these Illegal economic migrants.

 

Are tacitly supporting every single crime, that is committed by them.

 

From politician down to the man and woman on the street.

Utter hogwash 

 

Even for you that’s a ludicrous example of a non corollary.