Defence minister Luke Pollard was left floundering after repeatedly saying he didn’t know whether the Home Office was signing new asylum hotel contracts that would run into the next Parliament. Despite Labour’s promise to close them all before 2029…
The Home Office has started tendering for new asylum accommodation contracts running from 2029 to 2036, with an option to extend to 2039. Asked four times on Sky News if that covered asylum hotels, Pollard said he didn’t know:
“That’s a matter for the Home Office, I don’t know. Forgive me I don’t know the details. I’m not gonna make an answer up that I don’t know the answer to.”
Meanwhile, small boat crossings in 2025 have already surpassed last year’s total. And blaming the Tories isn’t washing…
