Listen to this story Members can listen to an AI-generated audio version of this article. 1.0x Audio narration uses an AI-generated voice. 0:00 0:00 Become a member to listen to this article Subscribe In May 2025, newly elected Reform Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Andrea Jenkyns used her victory speech to suggest that migrants should be housed in tents rather than hotels, by saying that “tents are good enough for France, they should be good enough for here in Britain”. Around a year later, Keir Starmer found time in his short resignation speech to include the closure of “asylum hotels” as one of his key achievements. Here in Starmer’s constituency of Somers Town and St Pancras, where WM College is located, we see more and more rough sleepers in tents every day, and cases of homelessness among our ESOL learners increase exponentially. So, it seems the Reform Mayor may have got her wish. Become a member for unlimited access to FE Week subscribe Our members enjoy early access to exclusive content and in-depth articles before anyone else. Get expert journalism on FE and skills, experience fewer ads, and unlock a growing range of member benefits.