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The outside of the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex

One in three asylum seekers in hotels are housed in London

A third of all UK asylum seekers in hotels are accommodated in London, according to data from the House of

Southwark’s temporary accommodation crisis: “It was only because he was stabbed that he was able to get housing.”

Southwark had the second highest proportion of households living in temporary accommodation of all London boroughs last year. The situation

The picture shows a communal garden belonging to the Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers.

Southwark refugee day centre at risk of closure launches emergency fundraiser

A Southwark-based charity for asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants has launched an emergency fundraiser after increasing difficulties in attaining financial

Southwark Cathedral interior

Award-winning journalist to talk on asylum system at Southwark Cathedral

Southwark Cathedral is hosting a talk by an award-winning journalist on the asylum system this week, as part of its

African homelessness in London has doubled in one year

Asylum policies set by the previous government are behind a 100% rise in London African homelessness in one year, say Sadiq Khan and charity heads.

An image of a poster

Refugee conversations from Calais posters made into book

‘You were talking about where you were from and where you wanted to go’ reads the poster fraying away from

Immigration illustration of Syrian refugee face down in a puddle over the word 'denied' in capital letters

Breaking point: The UK’s real problem with immigration

On the morning of 16 June 2016, Nigel Farage posed for photographs, standing in front of a poster displaying a

Significant growth of Afghanistan asylum seekers and refugees in UK

There was a significant growth of Afghanistan asylum seekers and refugees in the UK between 2020 and 2021. The latest

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