Migrants arriving in England by boat are being bused straight to hotels as refugees, a policy that is drawing angry pushback.

• New arrivals coming off small boats are moved by bus to hotel accommodation.
• The transfers happen under a government policy of accepting and housing asylum seekers.
• The scale of the security and transport operation around the arrivals is itself fueling criticism.
• Critics contrast the resources spent on migrant transfers with what is spent elsewhere.

Outlook: Hotel housing looks set to stay a flashpoint in British politics as arrivals continue.