Immigration
Labour hasn’t ‘halved’ the number of asylum hotels
In recent days we’ve seen a number of inaccurate and misleading claims about Labour’s record on closing asylum hotels. Read
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Asylum seekers
Full Fact investigates claims and misinformation about asylum seekers in the UK and beyond.
Our fact checks examine statements from politicians, media reports and social media posts about numbers arriving, government policy, housing, and community impact.
Each article uses transparent data, verified official statistics and expert evidence to clarify what’s accurate, what’s misleading and what’s unproven.
Immigration
Labour hasn’t ‘halved’ the number of asylum hotels
In recent days we’ve seen a number of inaccurate and misleading claims about Labour’s record on closing asylum hotels. Read
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Immigration
How many asylum hotels have been closed under Labour?
A government minister said 200 hotels have been closed since peak usage under the Conservatives, but most of this decrease took place under the previous government. Read
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Immigration
Asylum seekers living in hotels do not receive £70 a week
Thousands of people have viewed a video supposedly featuring a former ‘migrant hotel employee’, who makes a number of incorrect claims about what government support asylum seekers receive. Read
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Immigration
Asylum seekers received support prior to court case involving Keir Starmer
Claims about a case Mr Starmer worked on when he was a barrister have recirculated online. Read
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Immigration
Viral video does not show migrants at the beach in Dover
A widely shared clip which contains a voiceover of someone claiming people on a beach are asylum seekers at Dover is misleading. Read
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Politics
‘Home Office letter’ requisitioning former social club for migrants is fake
The hoax letter has been circulating on social media, but authorities say they have not received it, and it is not genuine. Read
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Politics
How has the number of asylum seekers in hotels changed under Labour?
During an interview with Conservative shadow policing minister Matt Vickers on Times Radio this morning, there appeared to be some confusion over how the number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels has changed since the general election. Read
Analysis
‘Illegal immigrants’ are not entitled to mainstream benefits in the UK
A claim we’ve previously fact checked appears to be recirculating on Facebook. Read
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Immigration
Serco has not been instructed to ‘secure all’ empty rentals in UK to house ‘illegal immigrants’
A post claiming this has been shared widely on Facebook. Read
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