File photo from July 2025 of a protest at The Bell Hotel in Epping, where migrants were being housed. The government has announced it will look to move 32,000 migrants out of hotels and into military barracks. Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS
UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about the ongoing saga surrounding Ethiopian migrant Hadush Kebatu, who was convicted of two sexual assaults after his arrival in the UK, mistakenly released from jail, found after a manhunt and - it's emerged - paid £500 to drop a last minute asylum claim.
Meanwhile the government's plan to get 32,000 migrants out of hotels and house them in military barracks is causing controversy. And as the Budget nudges nearer, the Prime Minister has declined to stand by his commitment not to raise taxes.
Matt Dathan is Home Affairs Editor at The Times
