Home Office squandered billions on asylum hotels, MPs say
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The Home Office has "squandered" billions of pounds of taxpayers' money on asylum accommodation, according to a report by a committee of MPs. The Home Affairs Committee said "flawed contracts" and "incompetent delivery" left the department unable to cope with a surge in demand and it relied on hotels as "go-to solutions" instead of temporary stop-gaps. The MPs said expected costs had tripled to more than £15bn and not enough had been done to recoup excess profits. A Home Office spokesperson said the government was "furious about the number of illegal migrants in this country and in hotels", and reiterate
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