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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Commons speaker urged to stop Tory MPs naming asylum seekers’ hotels

The Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle.
The Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, is yet to comment on the Refugee Council’s request. Photograph: Reuters

The House of Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has been urged to stop Conservative MPs from naming hotels which will house people seeking asylum because of concerns it could lead to attacks by extremists.

The Refugee Council has written to the speaker pointing out that it is Home Office practice not to name hotels where migrants are staying, some of which have been targeted by far-right groups.

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