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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Harry Taylor

Politicians seek meeting with Travelodge CEO after Maidenhead sexual assault case

Travelodge sign on the side of a building.
A women was sexually assaulted at a Maidenhead branch of Travelodge in 2022 after staff gave Smith access to her room. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/PA

More than 20 MPs have demanded an urgent meeting with the CEO of Travelodge after a woman was sexually assaulted by a man who had been given her room number and a key card by hotel staff.

The MPs said the case of Kyran Smith, 29, who was jailed for seven-and-a-half years last month, raised “deeply concerning” questions. He attacked the woman after a party in December 2022.

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