'We got it wrong on asylum hotels,' admits top Tory

The last Conservative government "got it wrong" on using hotels to house asylum seekers, a Tory shadow minister has admitted to LBC's Tom Swarbrick. Shadow home secretary Chris Philp denied the party was being hypocritical after leader Kemi Badenoch called for more Conservative councils to launch legal challenges over asylum hotels. Her words came after Epping Forest District Council secured a temporary injunction from the High Court, blocking the use of the Essex town's Bell Hotel as accommodation for asylum seekers on planning grounds. Ms Badenoch's comments come despite the fact that the growing reliance on hotels to house asylum seekers started in 2019 under the Tories' rule. Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp #tomswarbrick #LBC #asylumhotels #ukpolitics #keirstarmer #migrationdebate #conservatives #politicalnews #lbc #labour #chrisphilp #uknews LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup