£15bn on hotels?

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While Rachel Reeves is trying to find £10-£30 billion by more taxes, we are spending £15bn on hotels for asylum seekers, it beggars beyond belief

news.sky.com/story/home-office-needs-to-get-a-grip-on-asylum-seeker-accommodation-after-chaotic-response-mps-say-13458475

The COL crisis is rather larger than the UK and is a global consequence of a number of factors, most significantly the economic shockwaves of COVID and the ongoing war in Ukraine which has disrupted the wests oil supplies from Russia. There has been a global increase in the rate of inflation and interest.

It's sadly something which is beyond the abilities of any one government to fix.

😂 Are you serious? You actually think that someone left their country, potentially travelled through countries which were most definitely not safe, like Libya, evaded the authorities in various EU countries, got to Calais to be told that the UK is no longer in some random (and completely irrelevant to them) trade agreement with Europe, and you think their response will be ‘bugger, I was too late. Ok, I’ll claim asylum here instead’? Please tell me you’re joking and that’s not something you really believe?

We spent millions and millions of pounds moving Border staff to France, installing x Ray machines, improving technology and hiring more staff. It got harder and harder to get people to the UK via lorry and so the numbers of lorry arrivals started to drop and boat arrivals started to rise.

https://www.womanandhome.com/life/what-i-wish-everyone-knew-about-living-with-a-disability/

Pretty much this.

Pre-Brexit, much lighter customs checks. Easier to hide in lorries etc.

Post-Brexit, huge checks. No longer a viable way for the people smuggling gangs to move large numbers of people.

Hence small boat crossings.

Tg, the same question on this with each thread. I hope they read and take it in.

Concentrate them together in camps?

Lots here suggesting voters will turn away from the two parties who've been in power for 15 years.

Yes, very likely.

But a hefty chunk will go to Greens and Libdems (plus national(ist) parties in Scotland and Wales). Will make predicting under first past the post system impossible.

You like Labour don’t you? They are proposing this.

The ones the military use….

Do you remember a couple of years ago when migrants were housed in former barracks in Folkestone? Napier Barracks I believe it was. Basic, yes, but perfectly clean and serviceable. You might want to Google how that worked out.

These stats? The ones that show the massive increase post-Brexit?

There has been mismanagement of the accommodation budget. IF cost is the issue then quicker processing, perhaps with temporary permission to work pending final decision for mugrants from those countries where 90%+ are given asylum, would solve the issue.

Not the 900 calorie starvation diet they are not

They didn't promise the earth at all. In fact, people were frustrated with their lack of commitment to policies pre-election. Keir Starmer was viewed by many not to have promised enough.

I see so the camp part is ok?

Maybe they should put them in Butlins - after a week they would be swimming back.

Farage boats is still upsetting people

Thanks Ed

I think you’re the only one using it tbf

It's too good not to use.

I have shared reports on how Brexit is a factor in the increase of small boats, Tories have admitted to it.

But let's keep pretending it has nothing to do with Brexit.

I am starting to wonder if posters actually want the boat crossings stopped, demonising asylum seekers seems to be very popular.

Because he had a prescription in his hand!

I honestly don’t care about the rest of your sob story. I am not responsible for all the men in Syria and Iran, nor the men of Sudanese and the Congo. I don’t care that they are desperate to work and pay their National insurance contributions and I don’t care that they might not think much of the food or the weather or the hospitality.

Sure. I don’t mind if Labour think this will do it. It won’t help them at the next GE.

If it’s bad lines against rising Channel crossings they’ll struggle.

Then they get trashed

why do they need wonderful accommodation in the first place. What do they get in other countries?

student accommodation is often really grotty and the students or their parents have to pay for it

So you mad up the rest of the scenario then?

So he did have the right paperwork for the medication then? So why shouldn't the pharmacist just give him what he wants (or in other words, why don't they fill the prescription)?

There's also no sob story in my post. Just the facts of the matter.

I made up absolutely nothing but it’s interesting to me that you think it might be made up because that’s easier isn’t it? Ah the system isn’t broken because that has to be a made up story. Nope. Sorry. You are going to have to suck up the nasty, smelly truth. Yes it stinks.