EXCLUSIVE: Tories slammed for 'gambling with lives' over move to double number of asylum seekers at East Kilbride hotel

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The Tories have been blasted for "gambling with lives" as plans to double the number of asylum seekers at an East Kilbride hotel were revealed today.The Home Office are moving to increase capacity at contingency accommodation at the Bruce Hotel - doubling the number of displaced migrants from 65 to 130 with two sharing a room.Slamming the government plans, Central Scotland Labour and Co-Operative Party MSP, Monica Lennon, said: "By cramming vulnerable people into hotel bedrooms, the Tory government is gambling with lives."It’s no way to treat cattle never mind people who have experienced the trauma of war, persecution or disaster."The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android In February 2022, Lanarkshire Live revealed that the Bruce Hotel was being used to house 60, reportedly single Middle Eastern men, who had crossed the English Channel by boat.Fleeing conflict and poverty from war-torn countries in search for a better life in the UK, politicians raised concerns at the immigrants being housed in a Lanarkshire hotel.The Home Office began accommodating dozens of asylum seekers in hotels across the country as part of “contingency arrangements” to handle a huge influx of immigrants descending on the French coast of Calais.A spokesman previously said that temporary accommodation was "unacceptable", but allowed