Before winning power at last July's general election, Labour vowed to end the use of hotels for asylum seekers.
* Asylum hotels will continue housing Channel migrants for years.
* Labour, despite vowing to end hotel use, may send failed applicants to the Balkans.
* Government spending on asylum hotels was £2.3 billion in 2022-23.
* Rising costs and private sector profiteering are concerns.
* The government is considering long-term solutions to manage asylum accommodation spend.
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