On Wednesday the Home Office took over a £425 a night four-star hotel which is being prepared for asylum seekers which will cost taxpayers tens of thousands, which is and absolute “insult” by our government.
People who live nearby have expressed the concerns and fears for their safety and there will undoubtedly be further protests.
The Sun reported that Britannia Hotels brands the International London as their flagship residence which is close “to the internationally famous business district” Canary Wharf.
The hotel has a sauna and an inside swimming pool with a games room, gym and a pool table.
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Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp told The Sun, “It is outrageous that the Government is splurging taxpayers’ hard-earned money on luxury hotels for illegal immigrants when most people in this country would struggle to afford a hotel in central London.
“This is one of the most luxurious hotels people can only dream of staying in, right in the heart of London’s financial centre.
“No wonder illegal immigrants are flooding across the channel in record numbers when this weak Labour government welcomes them with hotel accommodation funded by hard-working taxpayers.
“This is an insult to law-abiding citizens.
“The Government must urgently act to deport every single illegal arrival, then the crossings would rapidly stop but Keir Starmer is too weak to do this.”
Susan Hall, Tory leader in London’s City Hall, added: “It’s incredible that four-star hotels like this are being used to house migrants.
“This move will damage every small firm in Canary Wharf trying to survive.
“Women and children, I can tell you, don’t feel safe around these hotels in London.
“It shows things are getting worse and worse for hard-working Brits, who are trying to keep their families going.
“This is the damage it is doing to society, and I think it is going to cause a really serious problem.”
Reform UK’s chief Whip Lee Anderson said he is “absolutely furious” that the Britania hotel has been closed down to house illegal migrants at taxpayers expense.
Anderson added, “This hotel here — it must cost a couple of hundred quid a night to stay there.
“Most normal people in this country would not be able to afford to stay here for a weekend, but we have illegals coming here.”
A cleaner and mum of two arrived for her last shift yesterday and said: “I don’t think it’s right that I and all the staff have been given redundancy letters.
“We are taxpayers and have done nothing wrong.
“Now we will struggle to make ends meet.
“We are gutted.”
Tower Hamlets Council said, “We are aware of the Government’s decision to use the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf to provide temporary accommodation for asylum seekers.
“It is important the Government ensures there is a full package of support for those staying at the hotel.
“We are working with the Home Office and partners to make sure that all necessary safety and safeguarding arrangements are in place.”
The Home Office said, “We inherited a broken asylum system from the Tories with costs spiralling out of control.
“As part of the plan to restore order and close all asylum hotels by the end of the parliament, we are boosting border security, substantially increasing removals of those with no right to be here.
“We are also tackling the Tories’ wasteful contracts by ending the use of more expensive accommodation and moving to cheaper options.”
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