New figures suggest there has been a massive rise in asylum seekers living in hotels since Labour came to power last July.

The Stand for our Sovereignty campaign team with support from the Brexit Facts4EU think-tank has gone on a deep-dive through data held by the Home Office for GB News members.

According to the data, the total number of individuals claiming asylum in the UK has more than trebled in the last 10 years.

In 2014, 32,344 applications were made. However, in 2024, this had risen to 108,138.

In terms of asylum seekers staying in hotels, there has been an increase of 2,760 since Labour came to power.

On June 30, 2024, there were 29,585 migrants in hotels. By September 30, 2024, after Labour came into power, that number had gone up to 35,651

By New Year's Eve 2024, the number had gone up further to 38,079, before dropping to: 32,345 by March 30 of this year.

However, it seems highly likely, given the number of extra illegal migrants who have arrived since March 31, that the number being housed in hotels is now significantly higher.

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However, it won't be known by how many until the Home Office publishes its data up to the end of June.

Comparing the latest data at the end of March 2025 to the end of March just one year earlier, Facts4EU found the total number of people claiming asylum to be up from 93,150 in March 2024 to 109,343 in March 2025.

Out of the 94,135 who received an initial decision on their asylum status, 45,891 had it granted while 48,244 had theirs refused.

There was a slight higher number of refusals when the decision was made initially. However, the last data the Home Office was able to provide on appeals is at the end of 2022. At that time there was a 51.5 per cent chance of an appeal being successful.

PA | Epping has been hit by a wave of protests over the migrant hotel

It comes as Havant Borough Council, located in Braverman's Fareham and Waterlooville constituency, has come under fire after they said they were "utterly committed" to asylum seeker accommodation, despite protests from residents.

The Home Office had proposed to house 35 people in flats above shops in Waterlooville. However, protests broke out last week against the plans to provide accommodation for couples and parents seeking asylum.

Braverman said the plans showed the council was "out of touch", with council leader Munday hitting back saying: "I am yet again concerned with [Braverman's] repeated use of inaccurate language in her supporting letter which only seeks to exacerbate fear in the hearts and minds of our concerned residents.

"Repeated reference to illegal immigrants and unwanted men flames fears when we know as a matter of fact all users of the proposed accommodation are supported asylum seekers."

Labour has said the asylum system is under "unprecedented strain", meaning it is forced to use hotels to accommodate migrants.

Around 155 small boat migrants have crossed the English Channel on the first day since the Government's new partial returns agreement was signed with the French.

GB News sources have suggested more migrant boats could be launched over the next few days if winds in the Channel remain light.

A Home Office spokesman told GB News:Since taking office, we have taken immediate action to fix the asylum system and have started closing down hotels and returning more than 35,000 people with no right to be here.

"From over 400 asylum hotels open in summer 2023, costing almost £9million a day, there are now less than 210, and we want them all closed by the end of this Parliament.

"We will continue to work closely with community partners across the country, and discuss any concerns they have, as we look to fix this broken system together."