UK taxpayer funds luxury hotels for asylum seekers amid crisis

The company benefited from the migration crisis, as the number of border crossings has already reached 9,638 people this year. The cost of accommodating asylum seekers currently stands at £5.5 ($7.3) million per day, with approximately 38,000 people housed in about 210 hotels.

One of the Stay Belvedere hotels has been compared to an all-inclusive resort. It offers residents fitness activities, guitar lessons, fresh meals, and entertainment.

It is a very well-run hotel with loads on offer. It’s basically at the same level as the four-star all-inclusive I went to on holiday last year, emphasizes an informant, quoted by "The Sun".

Recently, the government terminated its contract with Stay Belvedere Hotels hence their behavior "fell short of expectations."

Since July, we have improved contract management and added more oversight on our suppliers of asylum accommodation. We have made the decision to remove Stay Belvedere Hotels from the supply chain and will not hesitate to take further action to ensure Home Office contracts deliver, Angela Eagle.

The Labor Party has promised to close hotels for asylum seekers and "save billions." The Labor spokesperson criticized the government, saying: - Tories [British conservative party - ed.] let the accommodation system spiral out of control, with 400 hotels costing £8 ($10.6) million a day at its peak. We have made changes to save the taxpayer billions and are committed to exiting asylum hotels altogether.

British politician Nigel Farage called for the creation of a Minister for Deportation position and criticized multiculturalism as a failed experiment in modern Britain.

He demanded the establishment of a unit within the Home Office dedicated to the removal of illegal immigrants. He also warned of tensions arising from the lack of integration by immigrants.

Despite the closure of some facilities, it is expected that by the end of next month, 206 hotels will still serve as temporary shelters.