Tuesday briefing: Home Office plans to end hotel housing for asylum seekers and what it means

In today’s newsletter: 50 hotels will be closed by January – where will the many vulnerable people be moved to, and why?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. I’m the Guardian’s north of England editor, writing to you from slightly soggy Stockport, so don’t be surprised if this briefing has a distinctly northern tinge.Today, we are looking at the government’s announcement to stop housing asylum seekers in 50 hotels by the end of January – largely (and you may think unsurprisingly) in marginal Conservative constituencies.Israel-Hamas war | Hamas militants have reported clashes with Israeli troops in the north-west and southern Gaza Strip, as tanks and other armoured vehicles advanced on its main city.Coronavirus | Boris Johnson asked why damage was being inflicted on the economy during the pandemic “for people who will die anyway soon” in a meeting with Rishi Sunak, the Covid inquiry has been told.Climate crisis | Banks pumped more than $150bn last year into