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GB News interrupted for migrant bombshell in major breaking news
GB News Home and Security Editor Mark White reports on new figures which reveal over half of asylum seekers in the year to June 2026 arrived by small boat.
TL;DR
- Over half of asylum seekers in the year to June 2026 arrived by small boat.
- The number of asylum seekers housed in hotels has fallen by 50% to 16,022 in the year to June 2026.
- 73,000 asylum seekers are currently housed in dispersal accommodation.
- Former military bases Wethersfield (Essex) and Crowborough (East Sussex) are being used to house asylum seekers.
- Wethersfield houses 744 asylum seekers, and Crowborough houses 416.
- Residents in areas with military base accommodation have expressed concerns.
- Facilities at one camp include an NHS centre, gym, football pitch, mobile phones, and minibuses.
- Questions are being raised about the cost to British taxpayers for housing asylum seekers.