'Houses for migrants' fury

TENS of thousands of asylum seekers could be shunted into houses, flats and bedsits amid a Labour push to close the country's 210 migrant hotels.

- By Michael Knowles Home Affairs Editor

The Home Office has revealed 66,234 are living in so-called dispersal accommodation, up from 61,778 last year.

Now officials are seeking another 5,000 properties to house 20,000 arrivals.

Labour wants to shut all migrant hotels within four years but the number has increased since the election.