Billions of pounds are being drained from the UK each year under a “failed, chaotic and expensive” asylum system , cross-party MPs have warned.

Pressure is mounting over the cost of asylum accommodation , with spending between 2019 and 2029 expected to triple from £4.5bn to £15.3bn.

A new report from the Home Affairs Committee found ministers now have a chance to end the “current failed system” – but they risk repeating past mistakes without a long-term plan to replace hotels.

It said “flawed contracts” and “incompetent delivery” had left the department unable to cope with a surge in demand, while the use of hotels was both costly and unpopular. New Feature

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The Home Office has pledged to end the use of hotels by 2029 and said

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