Ann McGauran 02 October 2025

Exclusive: Cleverly criticises Labour's 'short term fixes'

Exclusive: Cleverly criticises Labours short term fixes image
Shadow local government secretary Sir James Cleverly. © Fred Duval / Shutterstock.com.

The shadow local government secretary has accused Labour of leaving councils with ‘short term fixes', identifying asylum hotels as a key area ‘showing strain'.

Writing exclusively in The MJ ahead of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester next week, Sir James Cleverly said: ‘When I was home secretary, we closed sites like The Bell Hotel in Epping and halved the number of asylum hotels. The principle was clear: hotels are not the right place for asylum seekers, and they are not fair on the towns that host them.'

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