Figures showed there were 38,079 in hotels at the end of December, up from 29,585 at the end of June - an increase of 29 per cent.
Labour faces pressure to scrap migrant hotels, a key election pledge, as the Home Office hasn't committed to an end date. The daily cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels is £5.5 million, with the number of migrants in hotels rising by 8,500 since Labour took office. Angela Rayner is reportedly pushing for a specific end date to the hotel contracts, which are worth £4.6 billion. The Home Office avoids setting a deadline, fearing failure to meet it, suggesting hotels may be used until 2029.