Refugees and asylum seekers6 hrs ago'I want peace for the people of Ukraine'More than 3,000 Ukrainians now call Essex home after fleeing their war-torn homeland.6 hrs agoEssex21 hrs agoRise in hotels used by asylum seekers, says ministerThe Home Office minister says seven more hotels were in use than before the election, taking the total to 220.21 hrs agoPolitics1 day agoStarmer will struggle to keep his ‘smash the gangs’ promise - as I saw firsthandKeir Starmer says it is his personal mission to defeat the people-smuggling gangs1 day agoBBC InDepth1 day ago'What's the fuss about?' Charity on refugee hotelAbout 150 male asylum seekers are being moved into the Dragonfly Hotel at Thorpe Meadows.1 day agoPeterborough1 day agoMP objects to use of hotel for asylum seekersThe Home Office says it has inherited an asylum system under "unprecedented strain".1 day agoNorthamptonshire3 days agoFuture remains uncertain for Ukrainians in countySvitlana says many Ukrainians feel like they are "driving in the fog" uncertain of where they are going.3 days agoGloucestershire5 days agoDecision to house asylum seekers in hotel debatedPeople living near a hotel housing nearly 300 asylum seekers express very different opinions.5 days agoManchester6 days agoLakeside hotel 'inappropriate' for asylum seekersTwo MPs call on the Home Office to find an alternative location for 146 asylum seekers.6 days agoPeterborough6 days agoHome Office 'cut corners' buying £15m migrant campThe government watchdog finds the Home Office made "a series of poor decisions" buying the site in East Sussex.6 days agoSussex