Illegal working and streams of taxis - BBC gains rare access inside asylum hotels14 hours ago Share Save Sue Mitchell BBC File on 4 Investigates Share SaveBBCMigrants cooking meals in dangerous conditions in their rooms and evidence of black market work have been uncovered by the BBC, in rare access inside asylum hotels. Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook said the BBC's findings confirmed the government must "go faster" in ending the use of asylum hotels, looking at "all options including military sites". But he said asylum seekers were not "ordinary citizens just jumping on a bus". He dismisses that as "chips and chicken nuggets" and says hotel residents have complained it makes them feel ill. AFP via Getty Images August 2025: Protesters call for the closure of an asylum hotel in Epping, EssexThe government has pledged to end the use of asylum hotels by 2029.