Military data collectors to help Home Office settle Afghan refugees

Lack of accurate information on 7,000 Afghans evacuated in August slowing process of finding them homes

The military has been called in to collect data on thousands of Afghan refugees currently living in hotels amid claims the Home Office is struggling to amass the correct details.

Soldiers are visiting more than 80 hotels that are still being used as bridging accommodation" to house more than 7,000 Afghans who were evacuated to the UK in August.