GB News star Bev Turner has criticised the "staggering" profits made by Britain's biggest asylum hotel provider, which received millions in taxpayer money.
Speaking on GB News, Bev expressed her frustration at Stay Belvedere Hotels Limited's financial success.
"Guess what their record profit was last year. Have a little think what taxpayers' money has given the shareholders at SBHL," she said.
"£50 million record profits from you at home. I am going to get T-shirts made which say 'why is everyone so stupid?' on them. It's just awful."
Bev emphasised that the issue crossed party lines.
"To be clear, this isn't just a Labour issue. This was happening under the Conservatives. These stupid deals were signed by them."
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Stay Belvedere Hotels Limited has been stripped of its Home Office contract following concerns about its performance and behaviour as a government supplier.
The company, which manages 51 hotels across England and Wales housing asylum seekers, made record profits exceeding £50 million last year.
Border security and asylum minister Angela Eagle said: "We have made the decision to remove Stay Belvedere Hotels from the Home Office supply chain and will not hesitate to take further action."
The contract was originally signed by the previous Conservative government in 2019 and is worth around £2 billion a year.
The Home Office cannot exit the contract without payment until September 2026.
The company was responsible for providing around a quarter of asylum accommodation operated by the Home Office, including Napier Barracks in Kent.
Government sources said SBHL was being stripped of its contract after an audit raised concerns about value for money for the taxpayer.
A report by the Treasury's Office for Value for Money noted that companies contracted to find hotels for migrants had "made record profits in recent years, leading to accusations of profiteering".
There are currently more than 38,000 migrants in hotels, costing the Home Office £5.5 million per day.
This is 8,000 more asylum seekers than when Sir Keir Starmer pledged to "end asylum hotels" during the election campaign.
Fellow broadcaster Andrew Pierce also weighed in on the issue during the GB News segment.
"The migrants are laughing at us. The French police are waving them off. Macron is laughing too," Pierce said.
He suggested that despite Labour's relationship with the French president, the government should have pursued different policies.
"Starmer supposedly has this great relationship with Macron," he added.Andrew advocated for the previous government's controversial deportation plan, saying: "Labour should have tried Rwanda. They should have at least tried to see if it works as a deterrent."
The comments come as figures show 5,847 migrants have crossed the Channel so far in 2025.
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Speaking on GB News, Bev expressed her frustration at Stay Belvedere Hotels Limited's financial success.
"Guess what their record profit was last year. Have a little think what taxpayers' money has given the shareholders at SBHL," she said.
"£50 million record profits from you at home. I am going to get T-shirts made which say 'why is everyone so stupid?' on them. It's just awful."
Bev emphasised that the issue crossed party lines.
"To be clear, this isn't just a Labour issue. This was happening under the Conservatives. These stupid deals were signed by them."
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Stay Belvedere Hotels Limited has been stripped of its Home Office contract following concerns about its performance and behaviour as a government supplier.
The company, which manages 51 hotels across England and Wales housing asylum seekers, made record profits exceeding £50 million last year.
Border security and asylum minister Angela Eagle said: "We have made the decision to remove Stay Belvedere Hotels from the Home Office supply chain and will not hesitate to take further action."
The contract was originally signed by the previous Conservative government in 2019 and is worth around £2 billion a year.
The Home Office cannot exit the contract without payment until September 2026.
The company was responsible for providing around a quarter of asylum accommodation operated by the Home Office, including Napier Barracks in Kent.
Government sources said SBHL was being stripped of its contract after an audit raised concerns about value for money for the taxpayer.
A report by the Treasury's Office for Value for Money noted that companies contracted to find hotels for migrants had "made record profits in recent years, leading to accusations of profiteering".
There are currently more than 38,000 migrants in hotels, costing the Home Office £5.5 million per day.
This is 8,000 more asylum seekers than when Sir Keir Starmer pledged to "end asylum hotels" during the election campaign.
Fellow broadcaster Andrew Pierce also weighed in on the issue during the GB News segment.
"The migrants are laughing at us. The French police are waving them off. Macron is laughing too," Pierce said.
He suggested that despite Labour's relationship with the French president, the government should have pursued different policies.
"Starmer supposedly has this great relationship with Macron," he added.Andrew advocated for the previous government's controversial deportation plan, saying: "Labour should have tried Rwanda. They should have at least tried to see if it works as a deterrent."
The comments come as figures show 5,847 migrants have crossed the Channel so far in 2025.
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