The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by 8% under Labour on the same point last year, according to data.The figures come days after a court ruled that more than 100 asylum seekers staying at a hotel in Essex should be removed from the accommodation after a council brought a legal case.

The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by 8% under Labour on the same point last year, according to data.The figures come days after a court ruled that more than 100 asylum seekers staying at a hotel in Essex should be removed from the accommodation after a council brought a legal case.