Minister insists government will get asylum seekers out of hotels and expects progress ‘within weeks’ - UK politics live

Housing secretary says purpose built ‘modular’ structures on sites like ex military bases is the answer to ending reliance on hotelsPrisons are expected to begin enhanced checks before inmates are released after a man who sexually assaulted a young girl was mistakenly freed from jail, Kevin Rawlinson reports.In the Daily Telegraph, Charles Hymas says prison governors are not happy about being asked to carry out enhanced checks on people being released as a matter of routine. In his story he reports:Governors warned it would add to the workloads of already-overstretched staff and questioned whether it would solve a problem that has yet to be identified by any investigation. The new checks could take as long as 45 minutes per prisoner, one source said.One senior governor said: “I understand the government is very eager to prevent this from happening again, but there’s an investigation which has only just been commissioned. Continue reading...