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'The UK has had enough': Migrant housing is costing taxpayers £4m a day | LBC
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10:36Now PlayingThe cost of asylum hotels has been revealed - as EU rejects UK's call for help in combatting small boat traffickers.
The cost of accommodation for migrants has tripled to £4 million a day - with Channel crossings continuing to rise.
Hotel and other asylum accommodation originally set to cost £4.5 billion between 2019 and 2029 is now forecast to reach £15.3 billion, according to official data.
Last year, the cost was £1.67 billion - this is roughly equivalent to £4.6 million a day or £3,172 a minute.
Sir Keir Starmer faces increased pressure regarding Labour's immigration policy and the surging popularity of Reform UK.
Nick Ferrari is joined by Rafe Heydel-Mankoo, a historian and political commentator, and Zoe Gardner, an independent migration researcher to discuss.
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