Trafford hotel 'closed' as asylum seekers move in

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A Trafford hotel has reportedly 'closed', with council bosses confirming a number of asylum seekers will be 'temporarily' housed in the borough.

The town hall 'a number of asylum seekers' are being accommodated in the area following a Home Office decision. It follows reports of a hotel in the borough closing immediately, with all future bookings reportedly moved to alternative hotels.

Neither Trafford council nor the Home Office commented on the number of asylum seekers being housed, or the time in which the hotel is booked for.

A Home Office spokesperson said the government inherited an asylum system 'under unprecedented strain' but it is 'absolutely committed' to ending the use of hotels for asylum seekers' READ MORE: First picture of boy fighting for life after horror M6 crash that killed his mum and four others A spokesperson for Trafford Council said: “The Home Office has informed us that it will be temporarily housing a number of asylum seekers in Trafford. "This is a Home Office decision and not a Council one but we will be supporting the asylum seekers with their immediate needs, including healthcare and safeguarding.” A Home Office spokesperson told the Manchester Evening News the government had 'inherited an asylum system under unprecedented strain, with thousands stuck in a backlog without their claims processed'. “We have taken immediate action to restart asylum processing which will save an estimated £7 billion for the tax payer over the next ten years, and are delivering a major uplift in returns to remove people with no right to be in the UK," they added. "Over the long term this will reduce our reliance on hotels and costs of accommodation. “We remain absolutely committed to ending the use of hotels