"I cannot even explain how hard it is to be abroad while in your country there is war, hunger and corruption. "It is a nightmare, the system is corrupt, I cannot even talk about it, I find it very difficult.". One of Britannias two London hotels is near Hampstead village and the celebrity crowd in Primrose Hill. 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We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Asylum seekers are being housed at the Britannia Hotel in Stockport Another said: They have got police around Standish High now just after school because of what has been going on and that offers some reassurance. Enquiries established that a group of men had been in the vicinity of the girl while she was walking on Preston Road, Standish, at around 8pm on September 7. We strongly deny claims that concerns around safety or security raised by asylum seekers are not taken seriously as all reported concerns are investigated and actioned appropriately. "Where serious incidents have been reported to us with credible lines of enquiry, we have responded quickly and supported those who have been affected. She said she was appalled that Home Secretary Priti Patel hadnt even "had the courtesy to respond" to a letter of concern she had sent her on the issue. If residents do have any concerns or believe that a crime has been committed, we continue to strongly advise them to report any such incidents to Greater Manchester Police., As far as the incident involving the 12-year-old was concerned, the spokesman added: We take the safety of our residents very seriously and we are working closely with our colleagues at GMP to address any safety concerns within the community.. An Introduction to Britannia Hotels. "It is changing the nature of the place I love.. You can also report any incidents online at www.gmp.police.uk. One notice, taken from a hotel in north-west London, warns asylum seekers: Any absences longer than two hours will be reported to the Home Office and disciplinary action might be taken. Under current lockdown rules, there is no limit to the amount of time someone can be outside. The Britannia Group is one of the main beneficiaries of the small boats crisis and is accommodating almost one in ten of the 51,000 migrants currently being housed in hotels. All rights reserved. In order to reassure the local community, officers have increased patrols in the area and are continuing to work closely with our colleagues from Wigan Council and all other local community partners to offer assurance to residents at the hotel and the wider community. "I went to the hospital and I have prescribed medication to help my depression. As she got closer one of them started filming her with his phone. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Some of the same men have been spotted watching girls taking part in sporting activities at Standish High School and bothering pupils outside the school gates at going-home time, prompting the school to put out a stranger danger warning and there has been high profile policing outside the school in recent weeks. Among the investigations findings are that asylum seekers have been unlawfully threatened by private contractor staff that the police will be called if they leave their hotel. We dont do that. It added that asylum seekers were free to come and go as they please and could access the 24/7 Migrant Help service for registering complaints or request assistance. They seem to have a particular interest in girls. So, if you do have any concerns, please approach our officers and let them know. Nottingham is better than Germany, but we still have problems here as well. The 49-year-oldunveiled an alteration to the Nationalities and Borders Bill which allows the Home Office to consider a newly arrived migrants asylum claim for longer than the six-month limit it was previously constrained to. Around 200 asylum seekers are currently being housed at the Britannia Hotel in Wigan, Wigan MP Lisa Nandy has criticised the suitability of the hotel as a temporary base for asylum seekers, Police say they have been working with the hotel after 'receiving a number of reports' in recent weeks. The Home Office must stop treating councils and communities with contempt and work with our local authority to ensure suitable alternative accommodation.. A HOTEL chain repeatedly voted the worst in Britain is being paid hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayer cash a day to house asylum seekers. SBHL is subcontracted by Clearsprings Ready Homes, which stands to earn up to 1bn for its Home Office contracts despite controversy over its running of Napier barracks in Kent, where asylum seekers have complained of dire living conditions. Earlier this month Care4Calais received information that one asylum seeker had spent two nights in an east London park after being penalised for staying out overnight. And we can reveal that Clearsprings boss Graham King, 55, received a 47million windfall from the sale of shares in the firm. Britannia Hotel 'not appropriate' for asylum seekers warns charity A family of asylum seekers have gone missing from a Stockport hotel, with police desperately trying to locate them. There's a pool, a gym, a cocktail bar and people from far-off lands with interesting tales about how they got there. In addition to their pay, many staff receive accommodation and other amenities and benefits.. The hotel has been used for many months as such accommodation for asylum seekers, but Britannias agreement sees an increase on existing numbers of 271. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. "I did not want to go to army. Daren Hale, leader of Hull City Council,has described the demands being placed on his city by the national Government as "unfair and excessive". The vast majority of asylum seekers are law-abiding and are much more likely to be the victims of crime rather than perpetrators. "It is very hard to be a stranger everywhere you go. Wigan villagers campaign to evict 70 asylum-seekers from hotel It was a place of fun and laughter for families whose highlight of the year was their summer holiday. The Britannia Group has suffered from repeated bad reviews from paying patrons with bed bugs, dirty carpets and stained bathrooms cited by unhappy guests. Asylum-seekers from Somalia, Syria and Iraq have been at the Britannia Hotel in Standish, near Wigan, since July while waiting for government officials to process their applications. Britannia Hotels have been approached for comment. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. The remaining asylum seekers staying at a town centre hotel are to be moved on in the coming days. CoolBritannia on Twitter: "RT @Steve92592444: Afghan asylum seeker must "These hotels are only used as a last resort but as a provider of accommodation services on behalf of the Home Office we have a responsibility to find accommodation for the asylum seekers that are being placed in our care. Last night the firm said it was committed to ensuring all staff received at least the minimum wage and had launched an immediate review into pay that would rectify issues found. The extra numbers are being taken from the chains Didsbury branch, where 35 people had previously been placed. However the data, obtained in a freedom of information response, does not reveal the deceaseds identities or even how and where the individual died, prompting calls for more transparency. Many of the companys hotels are now booked out indefinitely by Home Office contractors. As of October 2020, around 9,500 asylum seekers were being accommodated in 91 hotels across the UK, according to figures cited in a briefing paper by the House of Commons Library. Security has been stepped up and the council is in talks with the firm managing asylum-seekers at a Wigan hotel amid claims of schoolgirls being watched and harassed. Hotel boss 'was offered obscene money to house asylum seekers' Inside hotels overseen by Clearsprings, some asylum seekers have complained of unwelcome sexual behaviour. Vikki Boyle said her daughter and many other girls in the Standish area are staying home rather than going to the park, shops or anywhere else on foot because of this incident and others in which young girls have received unwanted attention from strangers. The major Nottingham student accommodation projects that will transform city, A consultation recently closed on a strategy which seeks to improve the integration of students into Nottingham, Life on historic Nottinghamshire one-way street where you have friends instead of neighbours. revealed that more than 300 people seeking refuge were being put up there without the council's knowledge. 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The incident happened on September 7 and this week the police concluded that no offence was committed. Advanced planning between the housing provider, local authority and other public services, the local voluntary sector and local community is needed so that services are in place before people are moved to an area - for their benefit and that of people already living there. ", The young woman, who did not wish to be named, said she finds it 'very difficult' to talk about her family who are still in East Africa. "As has been done recently with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC), the Government must ensure that all areas of the country play their part in supporting asylum seekers as they go through the assessment and dispersal process; and Government funding is essential to provide the services and support that they need.". "On this basis, I have written to the Home Secretary to express our concerns and to ask why these unfair and excessive demands are continually being placed on Hull, whilst many other areas around the country are making no contribution to supporting this national responsibility. Conservative MP for Blackpool South Scott Benton told The Sun on Sunday: Ive asked ministers a great deal of questions about how much these hotels cost and so on and, to be honest, Ive hit a brick wall. We rang the police straight away. In addition, reports have emerged from at least five hotels where asylum seekers have been ejected for apparently breaking rules. Mr Sayed was'"scared for his life' and found himself in the position of having to leave the country to save himself last August. She claims that the situation has also 'created huge community . 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