'That's disingenuous!' Labour minister shut down by GB News host after claiming housing asylum seekers in military bases is a 'priority'

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That's disingenuous!' Labour minister shut down by GB News host after claiming housing asylum seekers in military bases is a 'priority'.

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GB News host Mark White has brutally shut down a Labour minister who claimed that the Government's "priority" is to house asylum seekers in military bases.Speaking to the People's Channel, Home Office Minister Anna Turley detailed the closure of 13 asylum hotels across the UK today, meaning a total of 44 hotels have been closed since the start of the year.Pressed by host Ellie Costello on where the Government plans to move the asylum seekers to once they have left the hotels, Ms Turley told GB News that their "priority" is to move them to military bases.She said: "Our priority is to move them to military bases, so I'm really pleased that we've closed those 13 hotels today, that's 44 that we've closed since the start of the year, and we're now down to less than 160 hotels from the peak of 400 under the last Government.

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