Labour's 'Shocking' Decision To Move Asylum Seekers Into Military Barracks Is Already Causing Trouble

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/6904d41e2300004b9abe2004.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="An inflatable dinghy carrying around 65 migrants crosses the English Channel on March 06, 2024 in the English Channel. " data-caption="An inflatable dinghy carrying around 65 migrants crosses the English Channel on March 06, 2024 in the English Channel. " data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Dan Kitwood via Getty Images" />An inflatable dinghy carrying around 65 migrants crosses the English Channel on March 06, 2024 in the English Channel. </div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>The government tried to execute a hat trick earlier this week.</p><p><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-starmers-asylum-seeker-woes-just-keep-getting-worse_uk_68ff1948e4b0fb1b9514f1f9">Monday began on a particularly sticky note,</a> as a cross-bench of MPs unveiled a brutal report into the Home Office’s management of the asylum system.</p><p>The Home Affairs Committee accused the department of squandering billions of taxpayers’ pounds on mismanagement of asylum accommodation, and <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-starmers-asylum-seeker-woes-just-keep-getting-worse_uk_68ff1948e4b0fb1b9514f1f9">claimed</a> flawed contracts and incompetent delivery were to blame for the chaotic system the UK is now faced with.</p><p>The MPs said they expected accommodation costs had tripled to more than £15 billion since hotels were first used to house asylum seekers.</p><p>Prime minister <a href="news/keir-starmer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Keir Starmer</a> quickly said he was “frustrated and angry” by the “mess” left by the Tory government (even though his government were, of course, elected 16 months ago).</p&g