Andy Burnham government confirms Hale asylum seeker hotel is one of 13 to shut
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Wed, 12 August 2026
3 reports- manchestereveningnews.co.uk05:54first to report
The Britannia Ashley Hotel housed migrants for more than three years
- Anadolu Agency (AA)12:26
Closures follow 11 asylum hotels shut in April and another 20 in June, leaving fewer than 160 in use to house asylum seekers
- The Guardian World18:10edited after publishing ×3
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Thu, 13 August 2026
2 reports- The Guardian World05:44
In today’s newsletter: With more sites closed and more lives upended, a look at the rhetoric and reality of where asylum seekers should be housed Good morning. This week, immigration minister Anna Turley announced, with minor fanfare, the government will stop using a further 13 hotels to house asylum seekers across the country. It brings the total shut this year to 44, in pursuit of Labour’s manifesto pledge, now reiterated by Andy Burnham, to cease hotel use completely by the end of this...
- nottinghampost.com14:08
The hotel, off Maid Marian Way, had been used to house asylum seekers for at least six years