Essex politicians call for meeting with Home Secretary over asylum-seeker hotel

There have been multiple demonstrations outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex which is housing asylum seekers. (Jordan Pettitt/ PA) - (PA Wire)

Five local political leaders have urged the Home Secretary to make a hotel housing asylum seekers in Essex a “priority for urgent closure”, citing community tensions that have put a strain on policing.

The signatories have requested a meeting with Yvette Cooper to discuss the continued use of The Bell Hotel in Epping to house migrants.