Asylum Hotels and Illegal Channel Crossings Debate

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Department: Home Office

Asylum Hotels and Illegal Channel Crossings

Chris Webb Excerpts
Tuesday 25th March 2025

(4 days, 15 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Webb Portrait Chris Webb (Blackpool South) (Lab)
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Back in 2021, the Conservatives, when in government, told the town of Blackpool that they would use the Metropole hotel as an asylum hotel for three months. They lost control of the borders and drove the asylum system into chaos, and we are still paying the price now, in one of the most deprived communities in the country. Does the Minister agree that we need to close these hotels as soon as possible and give back that prime real estate—especially in coastal communities such as Blackpool—to help the tourism industry thrive?

Angela Eagle Portrait Dame Angela Eagle
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We do not believe that it is sustainable to keep hotel use indefinitely, and we are working to close hotels.