Asylum seekers are being removed from The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, after the Home Office terminates its contract with the property, according to multiple reports. The hotel had previously become a focal point for anti-immigration protests across England following incidents involving a resident. The Guardian and the Evening Standard report that protests escalated after a hotel resident sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and also assaulted a woman. The Daily Mail and The Independent also state that all asylum seekers have been moved out, framing the hotel as a centre of demonstrations. The Evening Standard adds that the council says all residents are being removed from the asylum hotel. Across the coverage, the common elements are that the Home Office ends the contract, the asylum accommodation at the Bell Hotel ends as a result, and the site had drawn large protests last year tied to the reported assaults. The reports do not describe details of the new accommodation or the timing beyond the contract ending and the removal of residents.
Asylum seekers removed from Epping Bell Hotel after Home Office ends contract
Asylum seekers are being removed from The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, after the Home Office terminates its contract with the property, according to multiple reports. The hotel had previously become a...
- Asylum seekers are removed from The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.
- The Home Office is ending its contract with the hotel, leading to the accommodation closure.
- The hotel became a focus for anti-immigration protests last year.
- Reports link the protests to a resident’s reported sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl and a woman.
- The council and multiple outlets say all residents have been moved out.
Bell hotel in Epping was scene of violent protests after asylum seeker living there sexually assaulted girl and womanAsylum seekers have been removed from the Epping hotel that became a flashpoint for anti-immigration protests across England last summer as the Home Office terminates its contract with the establishment.The hotel on the outskirts of the Essex town was the scene of increasingly large protests after an asylum seeker who was living there sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and a woman. Continue reading...
2 months agoProtests were held outside The Bell Hotel in Epping last year
2 months agoLast year, The Bell Hotel became the focus of protests after hotel resident Hadush Kebatu sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl.
2 months agoAsylum seekers who were staying at The Bell Hotel, which was at the centre of anti-migrant protests, have all been removed from the site.
2 months agoAsylum seekers who were staying at The Bell Hotel, which was at the centre of anti-migrant protests, have all been removed from the site.
2 months agoLast year, The Bell Hotel became the focus of protests after hotel resident Hadush Kebatu sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl.
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