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A total of 32,059 asylum seekers were being housed temporarily in UK hotels at the end of Labour\u2019s first year in government, up 8% on the same point 12 months ago, Home Office<\/strong> data released today shows, reports the PA news agency.<\/p>\n The latest data, published on Thursday as part of the usual quarterly immigration statistics, cover Labour\u2019s first year in office. They show the number of asylum seekers in UK hotels by the end of June was up from 29,585 at the same point a year earlier, when the Conservatives were still in power but down slightly on the 32,345 figure at the end of March.<\/p>\n The latest number is still below the peak of 56,042 asylum seekers in hotels at the end of September 2023 under the Tories.<\/p>\n Figures for hotels published by the Home Office on Thursday date back to December 2022.<\/p>\n Government spending on asylum in the UK stood at \u00a34.76bn in 2024\/25, down 12% from a record \u00a35.38bn in 2023\/24.<\/p>\n The total covers all Home Office costs related to asylum, including direct cash support and accommodation, plus wider staffing and other migration and borders activity. It does not include costs relating to the interception of migrants who travel to the UK across the English Channel in small boats.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a004.53 EDT<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n <\/span>Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Construction work has begun on a \u201clandmark\u201d windfarm in the south of Scotland<\/strong> that will generate enough electricity to power about 335,000 homes.<\/p>\n The Sanquhar II community windfarm<\/strong> will become the UK\u2019s fourth largest onshore windfarm when it becomes operational in August 2026, according to developers CWP Energy.<\/strong><\/p>\n The 44-turbine farm, which is being built in Dumfries and Galloway<\/strong> and east Ayrshire<\/strong>, will create more than \u00a3800m in local investment over its 40-year operational life. It is also expected to generate hundreds of jobs during the building phase, with the company saying \u201calmost 50%\u201d of the workforce will be sourced locally.<\/p>\n The development was paused in 2023 over \u201ctax decisions\u201d by the previous UK government, but the company said it was made possible last month by the current UK government dropping its plans for \u201czonal energy pricing\u201d.<\/p>\n According to the PA news agency, Rod Wood<\/strong>, director of CWP Energy, said:<\/p>\n Onshore wind is one of the cheapest forms of homegrown electricity, delivering consumers and businesses excellent value for money. We\u2019re delighted that after nearly 10 years of careful planning, ground has been broken and the construction of Sanquhar II is now under way.<\/p>\n The project brings with it an investment of an immediate \u00a3400m into the Scottish economy, creating long-term jobs, and paying local authority rates, taxes and community benefits.<\/p>\n We\u2019re grateful to the Scottish government for backing Sanquhar II and to the UK government for creating confidence in the renewables sector.<\/p>\n <\/span>The Sanquhar II, a 44-turbine windfarm, which is being built in Dumfries and Galloway and east Ayrshire, is expected to create more than \u00a3800m in local investment over its 40-year operational life.<\/span> Photograph: CWP Energy\/PA<\/p>\n James Ian Robinson,<\/strong> senior sales director for the UK and Ireland at Vestas<\/strong>, which is providing the project\u2019s EnVentus platforms<\/strong> and V162 turbines<\/strong>, described it as an \u201cimportant step\u201d towards greater UK energy security:<\/p>\n Construction is now under way on what will become the UK\u2019s fourth largest onshore wind project, and we\u2019re honoured to contribute to this landmark development.<\/p>\n Sanquhar II marks another important step toward greater energy security through homegrown power generation in the UK.<\/p>\n CWP Energy said the farm, which has been nearly 10 years in the planning, will offset 540,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year.<\/p>\n Scottish secretary Ian Murray<\/strong> said he welcomed the development, which he said \u201cdemonstrates Scotland\u2019s vital role in delivering the UK government\u2019s clean power mission\u201d. He added:<\/p>\n Reformed national pricing will ensure the benefits of clean power are felt by communities and consumers in every part of the country, while giving businesses the stability and certainty they need to continue investing to upgrade our infrastructure to boost our national energy security, helping to create thousands of skilled jobs, and boosting the economy.<\/p>\n Huw Jones<\/strong>, chair of Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK<\/strong>, set out the positive impact the construction phase of the development will have on the local economy. \u201cCurrently on site, we are averaging 100 personnel per day, with the expectation for this to rise to 200,\u201d he said, adding:<\/p>\n We are utilising local contractors and suppliers where we can, and almost 50% of our workforce are from the local area, with many others utilising the accommodation facilities within the surrounding towns and villages.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.47 EDT<\/p>\n The number of young people not in education, employment or training (known as Neets)<\/strong> has increased, figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS)<\/strong> said there was an increase in the number of Neets aged 16 to 24 in the three months to June to 948,000, up from 923,000 in January to March.<\/p>\n The PA news agency reports that TUC<\/strong> general secretary Paul Nowak<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n This is yet another toxic Tory legacy this government has to fix. Under the Conservatives, too many were failed with hundreds of thousands of young people stuck out of work, education or training.<\/p>\n This has damaging consequences for young people\u2019s prospects \u2013 and for the country as a whole too.<\/p>\n With the youth guarantee, stronger employment rights, an industrial strategy and apprenticeship reforms, the government has made a positive start in turning this around.<\/p>\n Iona Ledwidge<\/strong>, chief executive of youth charity Resurgo<\/strong>, said:<\/p>\n These new figures represent a growing mountain of untapped talent and are a clear signal that the government needs to speed up its work to support young people into work or education.<\/p>\n More than half of these young people have never had a job. Joblessness is a bottomless pit \u2013 the further you go into it, the harder it is to climb out. But we\u2019ve seen thousands climb out and thrive. Sustained, tailored coaching in the right skills is the ladder.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.32 EDT<\/p>\n Despite a good month for the public finances, the Treasury<\/strong> won\u2019t be putting in any champagne orders, writes the Guardian\u2019s senior economics writer, Phillip Inman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n You can read his analysis, on why radical tax reform may be only way for chancellor Rachel Reeves<\/strong> to balance the books, at the link below:<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.14 EDT<\/p>\n Retired women effectively go more than four months every year without getting a pension because of a gender gap, according to research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The PA news agency reports that the TUC estimated women were losing the equivalent of \u00a37,600 a year on average. The union organisation said compared with men, retired women effectively stop receiving pension income from today.<\/p>\n The income gap between men and women in retirement is now 36.5%, according to research from the Prospect<\/strong> union.<\/p>\n The government has revived the pension commission<\/strong>, which will bring together unions, employer and independent experts to look into the causes of the gap.<\/p>\n TUC general secretary Paul Nowak<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n Everyone deserves dignity and security in retirement, but too many retired women have been left without enough to get by.<\/p>\n We must make sure that these inequalities are addressed for future generations. That\u2019s why reviving the pensions commission \u2013 bringing together unions, employers and independent experts \u2013 is a vital step forward.<\/p>\n We now have a chance to make sure everyone, including women, receive the decent retirement income that all workers need.<\/p>\n A government spokesperson said:<\/p>\n We\u2019re determined to close the gender pensions gap, and the new state pension has already reduced historic inequalities faced by women and low earners. Alongside this, the pensions commission will tackle barriers to close the gender pensions gap in private pensions to ensure women have the dignity and security they deserve in retirement.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Minister Catherine McKinnell<\/strong> has said it is \u201creally important\u201d to manage asylum accommodation while also speeding up the claims process.<\/p>\n The education minister told Sky News this morning, before Thursday\u2019s Home Office data release:<\/p>\n We inherited a terrible mess from the last government when it comes to the immigration system and particularly the processing of asylum claims \u2013 massive backlog.<\/p>\n She added:<\/p>\n [I] absolutely recognise the concerns that local communities have and we want to work with local communities to find solutions.<\/p>\n Pressed on the speed of government efforts to close asylum hotels, McKinnell said:<\/p>\n What we\u2019ve done is doubled the number of asylum claims that have been processed. So, that is reducing the number of people who are requiring this accommodation, but also returning people that shouldn\u2019t be here.<\/p>\n We\u2019re also committed to ending the use of asylum hotels by the end of this parliament.<\/p>\n So, it will take some time to clean up the situation that we\u2019ve inherited, but, you know, it\u2019s really important that we continue to both manage the accommodation that people are currently in and also speed up the process.<\/p>\n The backlogs are totally unacceptable, not only for the amount of time that people are wasting, but that people are just not being returned that shouldn\u2019t be here as well.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n People have \u201cevery right to engage in protest\u201d, the shadow home secretary has said, amid concerns a high court ruling could trigger a wave of demonstrations outside asylum hotels.<\/p>\n Chris Philp<\/strong> named three Conservative-led councils which are considering taking legal action against hoteliers whose property is being used to house asylum seekers. His party\u2019s leader Kemi Badenoch<\/strong> has written to Conservative council leaders \u201cencouraging\u201d them to follow Epping Forest district council<\/strong>\u2019s footsteps by launching bids to shut these hotels, if their \u201clegal advice supports it\u201d.<\/p>\n Philp told BBC Breakfast on Thursday that Borough of Broxbourne council<\/strong> in Hertfordshire<\/strong>, Reigate and Banstead borough council<\/strong> in Surrey<\/strong>, and Hillingdon council<\/strong> in London<\/strong> were each considering taking similar legal action. \u201cSo, I think there are many up and down the country who are looking at this following the Epping ruling,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Philp added:<\/p>\n I think these councils are, you know, sick and tired of having these asylum hotels housing predominantly young men who entered the country illegally in their communities. They want to see them closing down and that is why I think they\u2019re rightly looking at legal action.<\/p>\n <\/span>People have \u2018every right\u2019 to protest asylum hotels, the shadow home secretary, Chris Philp, has said.<\/span> Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz\/REX\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n According to the PA news agency, when asked whether there was a \u201crisk\u201d the high court\u2019s decision \u201cwill encourage more protests and problems in communities outside these hotels\u201d, Philp told BBC Breakfast:<\/p>\n People are understandably angry about the government, the Labour government\u2019s failings, the border crisis they\u2019re presiding over.<\/p>\n They do have the right to peacefully protest \u2013 I do stress the word \u2018peacefully\u2019. Peaceful protest is lawful, it is every citizen\u2019s right to do that. Of course, if it isn\u2019t peaceful, that is wrong and that should be dealt with by the police, but where protest is peaceful, people have every right to engage in protest.<\/p>\n He had earlier claimed that \u201creporting says hundreds of charges have been laid against illegal immigrants being accommodated in these hotels\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n A total of 32,059 asylum seekers were being housed temporarily in UK hotels at the end of Labour\u2019s first year in government, up 8% on the same point 12 months ago, Home Office<\/strong> data released today shows, reports the PA news agency.<\/p>\n The latest data, published on Thursday as part of the usual quarterly immigration statistics, cover Labour\u2019s first year in office. They show the number of asylum seekers in UK hotels by the end of June was up from 29,585 at the same point a year earlier, when the Conservatives were still in power but down slightly on the 32,345 figure at the end of March.<\/p>\n The latest number is still below the peak of 56,042 asylum seekers in hotels at the end of September 2023 under the Tories.<\/p>\n Figures for hotels published by the Home Office on Thursday date back to December 2022.<\/p>\n Government spending on asylum in the UK stood at \u00a34.76bn in 2024\/25, down 12% from a record \u00a35.38bn in 2023\/24.<\/p>\n The total covers all Home Office costs related to asylum, including direct cash support and accommodation, plus wider staffing and other migration and borders activity. It does not include costs relating to the interception of migrants who travel to the UK across the English Channel in small boats.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a004.53 EDT<\/p>\n Richard Partington<\/span><\/p>\n The UK government borrowed less than expected in July, official figures show, in a boost to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves<\/strong>, as she faces pressure ahead of her autumn budget.<\/p>\n Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)<\/strong> showed public sector net borrowing \u2013 the difference between public spending and income \u2013 fell to \u00a31.1bn, down by \u00a32.3bn from the same month a year earlier.<\/p>\n The reading was below City predictions for a deficit of \u00a32.6bn and forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)<\/strong> of \u00a32.1bn.<\/p>\n Borrowing over the first four months of the financial year so far was \u00a360bn. While matching the OBR\u2019s forecasts, it was \u00a36.7bn higher than in the same period a year earlier, and the third highest April-to-July borrowing since monthly records began.<\/p>\n Despite the better-than-expected July figure, economists warned the chancellor would still face a tough autumn budget because the OBR was likely to slash its growth forecasts for the UK economy, while Labour\u2019s welfare U-turns would add to borrowing.<\/p>\n Alex Kerr<\/strong>, UK economist at the consultancy Capital Economics<\/strong>, said Reeves would probably need to raise between \u00a317bn and \u00a327bn to maintain headroom of \u00a39.9bn against her self-imposed fiscal rules.<\/p>\n \u201cUltimately, today\u2019s release does little to brighten the gloomy outlook ahead of the budget later this year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Ministers are understood to be exploring options to raise more money from inheritances and property taxation, the Guardian has revealed. Earlier this month the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR)<\/strong> thinktank warned the shortfall in the public finances could reach more than \u00a340bn.<\/p>\n Martin Beck<\/strong>, chief economist at WPI Strategy<\/strong>, said the latest figures would offer Reeves some relief. \u201cTalk of a huge \u2018black hole\u2019 in the public finances is looking overstated, but the outlook is still uncomfortably tight,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Eleni Courea<\/span><\/p>\n Charles Falconer<\/strong>, a Labour peer who served as justice secretary under Tony Blair<\/strong> and was previously Keir Starmer<\/strong>\u2019s shadow attorney general, urged ministers to appeal against the court decision to close the asylum hotel in Epping<\/strong>.<\/p>\n He told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme the judgment \u201ccauses great problems\u201d because it \u201cgives rise to the expectation that some asylum hotels can be closed\u201d but without indicating which ones. He said:<\/p>\n I very strongly urge the government \u2013 I don\u2019t know what they\u2019re going to do \u2013 to appeal and get some certainty, first of all on which should be closed \u2026 and which shouldn\u2019t. Secondly, to deal with the question of a reasonable timescale in relation to this, and thirdly, to deal with this very troublesome issue: namely do demonstrations outside these hostels lead it to it being more likely that they will be closed?<\/p>\n <\/span>Charles Falconer has urged ministers to appeal against the court decision to close the Bell hotel in Epping.<\/span> Photograph: Jordan Pettitt\/PA<\/p>\n Chris Philp<\/strong>, the shadow home secretary, said that the Conservatives were wrong to have used so many hotels to house asylum seekers while they were in government.<\/p>\n Asked whether the number of hotels in use had been a mistake, Philp told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme:<\/p>\n Yes it was. We wanted to get it down. And we did get it down. In the last nine months we halved the number of asylum hotels and had that trend continued by now there would be no asylum hotels.<\/p>\n Catherine McKinell<\/strong>, an education minister, said the government was committed to ending the use of asylum hotels by the end of this parliament. Asked where asylum seekers would be housed instead, she told Times Radio:<\/p>\n That\u2019s a big question. And one that I think we need to work very closely with local authorities and local communities to tackle.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a004.33 EDT<\/p>\n Education minister Catherine McKinnell<\/strong> has said the government is \u201ctackling\u201d the barriers to better grades after she was asked why white working-class children are \u201cdoing so badly\u201d, reports the PA news agency.<\/p>\n McKinnell said the question was a \u201creally profound\u201d one and that underachievement in that demographic \u201chas persisted over many years\u201d.<\/p>\n She told Times Radio:<\/p>\n We\u2019ve seen there have been some improvements in our school system in the last decade, there have been over 30 years improvements in our school system. But this challenge has persisted, which is why we are very focused on tackling child poverty in the early years.<\/p>\n We\u2019re extending free school meals to [an] additional half a million children. We\u2019re investing in free breakfast clubs to make sure that children get that really good start to the day, both from a socialised perspective, but also food. So, we are tackling what we see are the barriers that are holding young people back, and also making sure that they want to be in school as well.<\/p>\n Students receiving their GCSE results in England<\/strong>, Wales<\/strong> and Northern Ireland<\/strong> on Thursday will have \u201csupport available\u201d, McKinell added.<\/p>\n McKinnell told Times Radio:<\/p>\n I think whatever the outcome for these young people, they have worked incredibly hard, as have the schools, as have the teachers. So, it really is a day to recognise that and to celebrate, and also to mark how important it is that this is a springboard into whatever comes next.<\/p>\n So, for young people who are awaiting their results, whatever the outcome, there\u2019ll be support available, whether it\u2019s to go on to an apprenticeship, to A-levels, to T-levels, to vocational qualifications.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a very exciting day for an awful lot of young people, their families and their schools.<\/p>\n You can keep up to date with the latest via the Guardian\u2019s GCSE results live blog:<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a004.03 EDT<\/p>\n Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick<\/strong> has echoed Kemi Badenoch<\/strong>\u2019s views, saying the country is \u201cin a mess\u201d. He told the Daily Express:<\/p>\n Every patriotic council, whether Conservative, Reform, whatever, should follow Epping\u2019s lead and seek an injunction.<\/p>\n Tuesday\u2019s high court decision has also caused a potential headache for the Home Office<\/strong>, which has a legal duty to house destitute asylum seekers while their claims are being dealt with. If planning laws prevent the government from using hotels, ministers will face a scramble to find alternative accommodation, potentially in the private rented sector.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Kemi Badenoch<\/strong> has called for more Conservative councils to launch legal challenges over hotels housing asylum seekers as the government faces a potential revolt from its own local authorities.<\/p>\n In a letter to Tory councils, Badenoch said she was \u201cencouraging\u201d them to \u201ctake the same steps\u201d as Epping council<\/strong> \u201cif your legal advice supports it\u201d, reports the PA news agency.<\/p>\n Epping secured a temporary injunction from the high court on Tuesday, blocking the use of the Essex<\/strong> town\u2019s Bell hotel<\/strong> as accommodation for asylum seekers on planning grounds.<\/p>\n Labour dismissed Badenoch\u2019s letter as \u201cdesperate and hypocritical nonsense\u201d, but several of its own local authorities have already suggested they too, could mount legal action against hotels in their areas.<\/p>\n <\/span>Kemi Badenoch has called for more Conservative councils to launch legal challenges over hotels housing asylum seekers.<\/span> Photograph: Lucy North\/PA<\/p>\n The decision has prompted councils controlled by Labour, the Conservatives and Reform UK to investigate whether they could pursue a similar course of action. These include Labour-run Tamworth<\/strong> and Wirral councils<\/strong>, Tory-run Broxbourne<\/strong> and East Lindsey councils<\/strong> and Reform\u2019s Staffordshire<\/strong> and West Northamptonshire councils<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Patrick Harley<\/strong>, the leader of Conservative-run Dudley council<\/strong>, told the Daily Mail it was looking at taking legal action, a verdict echoed by Richard Biggs<\/strong>, the Tory leader of Reigate and Banstead council<\/strong>. But Labour\u2019s Newcastle city counci<\/strong>l and Brighton and Hove city council<\/strong> have both ruled out legal action.<\/p>\n In her letter, Badenoch praised Epping council\u2019s legal challenge and told Tory councils she would \u201cback you to take similar action to protect your community\u201d. But she added that the situation would \u201cdepend on individual circumstances of the case\u201d and suggested Tory councils could pursue \u201cother planning enforcement options\u201d.<\/p>\n Badenoch also accused Labour of \u201ctrying to ram through such asylum hotels without consultation and proper process\u201d, saying the government had reopened the Bell hotel as asylum accommodation after the Conservatives had closed it. The hotel had previously been used as asylum accommodation briefly in 2020 and then between 2022 and 2024 under the previous Conservative government.<\/p>\n According to the PA news agency, a Labour spokesperson said Badenoch\u2019s letter was a \u201cpathetic stunt\u201d and \u201cdesperate and hypocritical nonsense from the architects of the broken asylum system\u201d, saying there were now \u201c20,000 fewer asylum seekers in hotels than at their peak under the Tories\u201d.<\/p>\n The letter comes ahead of the publication on Thursday of figures showing how many asylum seekers were being temporarily housed in hotels at the end of June this year. We\u2019ll have more on this soon.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, students in England<\/strong>, Wales<\/strong> and Northern Ireland<\/strong> will receive their GCSE results<\/strong> today. Education minister Catherine McKinnell<\/strong> is on the morning media rounds for the government, while the shadow home secretary, Chris Philp<\/strong> is doing the same for the Conservatives.<\/p>\n In other developments:<\/p>\n The UK government borrowed less than expected in July, official figures show, in a boost to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as she faces pressure ahead of her autumn budget. <\/strong>Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed public sector net borrowing \u2013 the difference between public spending and income \u2013 fell to \u00a31.1bn, down by \u00a32.3bn from the same month a year earlier.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Stella Creasy and Richard Tice are pushing for Labour to allow a Brexit scrutiny committee to be formed in parliament, after the Guardian revealed environmental protections had been eroded since the UK left the EU. <\/strong>The Labour and Reform UK MPs argue that there is no scrutiny or accountability over how Brexit is being implemented.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, has been hit with a legal challenge after she overruled a local council to approve a hyperscale datacentre on green belt land by the M25 in Buckinghamshire. <\/strong>Campaigners bringing the action are complaining that no environmental impact assessment was made for the 90MW datacentre, which was approved as part of the Labour government\u2019s push to turn the UK into an AI powerhouse by trebling computing capacity to meet rising demand amid what it terms \u201ca global race\u201d as AI usage takes off.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n England will sell off more than eight times as many council homes in 2025-26 as were constructed the previous year, research has found. <\/strong>Right to buy is depleting council housing stock more quickly than public housing can be replaced, forcing people to spend more money on private market rents and obtain less secure tenancies, a report from the thinktank Common Wealth finds.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Share<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Number of asylum seekers housed in UK hotels up 8% on 12 months ago at end of Labour’s first year in government A total of 32,059 asylum seekers were being housed temporarily in UK hotels at the end of Labour\u2019s first year in government, up 8% on the same point 12 months ago, Home Office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[2917,2073,4790,132,855,2189,124,5309],"class_list":{"0":"post-16938","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-politics","8":"tag-asylum","9":"tag-hotels","10":"tag-housed","11":"tag-live","12":"tag-months","13":"tag-number","14":"tag-politics","15":"tag-seekers"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Construction begins on ‘landmark’ windfarm in south Scotland<\/h2>\n
People have ‘every right’ to protest asylum hotels, says shadow home secretary<\/h2>\n
Number of asylum seekers housed in UK hotels up 8% on 12 months ago at end of Labour’s first year in government<\/h2>\n
UK borrowed less than expected in July in lift for Rachel Reeves<\/h2>\n
Labour peer urges ministers to appeal against court ruling to close Epping hotel<\/h2>\n
Badenoch urges Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels in court<\/h2>\n
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