Asylum seekers with first-hand experience of hotels have revealed the “miserable” living conditions they face, amid anger over the huge profits made by the private companies that run them.

Migrants have spoken out about cramped accommodation, with five people sharing a single room, children catching head lice and “dirty” bedding.

One former asylum seeker said the food was sometimes still partially frozen, while another said the meals were poor quality: “We would call it smelly chicken, because it was not fresh at all, it was reheated.”

Life in asylum hotels is under fresh scrutiny after it emerged that one of the big companies running these sites for the Home Office has made £187m in profit.

Clearsprings Ready Homes has made the vast sum since winning the asylum accommodation contr

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