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Asylum hotel vacated after fire safety concerns
Key takeaways
- Simon Dedman Essex political reporter Reuters All asylum seekers who were staying at a hotel, that has been the focus of ongoing protests, have been removed from the site.
- Demonstrations turned violent outside The Bell Hotel in Epping last summer after one of its residents was charged and subsequently convicted of sexually assaulting a child.
- A spokesperson for Epping Forest District Council said that only security staff remained on site and it was seeking clarification from the Home Office.
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Simon Dedman Essex political reporter Reuters All asylum seekers who were staying at a hotel, that has been the focus of ongoing protests, have been removed from the site.
Demonstrations turned violent outside The Bell Hotel in Epping last summer after one of its residents was charged and subsequently convicted of sexually assaulting a child.
A spokesperson for Epping Forest District Council said that only security staff remained on site and it was seeking clarification from the Home Office.
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