Spelthorne Borough Council (SBC) has said it is "alarmed" by Home Office proposals to exclusively house male asylum seekers at a hotel in the area. In a letter sent to the Secretary of State, council leader Joanne Sexton raised concerns regarding changes to plans for The Stanwell Hotel on Stanwell's Town Lane.

The federal government is on the verge of phasing out a program that sees asylum seekers stay in hotels on Ottawa’s dime. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has said that funding will end in September.

New tough measures introduced amid rising tensions at an asylum hotel in Epping and fears that senior Tory politicians are stoking division