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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kevin Rawlinson and agency

Sexual assault survivor calls failure of Travelodge boss to meet MPs ‘shocking’

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Kyran Smith was jailed in February for seven and a half years after being convicted of the 2022 assault. Photograph: Mark Hathaway/Alamy

A woman who was sexually assaulted by a man who was handed a key card to her room at a Travelodge has said she was shocked to learn the hotel chain’s boss cancelled a meeting with a group of MPs seeking to discuss concerns about the case.

More than 20 MPs had demanded the meeting this month to discuss the matter – including details of the chain’s security processes and procedures that led to it offering the victim an “insulting” £30 refund after the incident.

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