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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ellie Ng

Home Office gave council 48 hours’ notice asylum seekers would be moved to hotel

PA Wire

Knowsley Council has said the Home Office gave it less than 48 hours’ notice last year of its intention to house asylum seekers at the hotel where violent protests broke out on Friday night.

The Suites Hotel, in Ribblers Lane, Knowsley, has been used to accommodate asylum seekers in Merseyside since January 2022.

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