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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

How anti-migrant influencers are hijacking the debate over one town’s asylum hotel

Welcome back to Altrincham,” the video begins, as the woman holding the phone scans the courtyard in front of the Cresta Court Hotel near Manchester.

It’s a market town, in an affluent area with Premier League footballers living nearby. The hotel itself has hosted hen parties and businesspeople.

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