Rachel Reeves admits she has no clue where Channel migrants will go instead of hotels
RACHEL Reeves yesterday admitted she has no clue where Channel migrants will go instead of hotels.
The Chancellor has vowed to scrap their 'costly' use within four years as part of her spending review — but could not say what would replace them.
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Pressed on where arrivals would be housed, she passed the buck to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
Ms Reeves told Times Radio: 'Well, I'm not going to be providing accommodation.
"That's for the Home Office to do.
'But the wasteful spending on the most expensive form of accommodation is a terrible use of taxpayers' money.'
hotels to house asylum seekers.
The move allows Labour to claim it is 'ending' their use while still spending billions.
The Guido Fawkes blog said hotels in Bristol and Cardiff would be reclassified as 'normal' migrant accommodation.
Home Office sources strongly denied it.
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