Four-star hotel in Canary Wharf Earmarked for Asylum Seekers
23rd July 2025
A four-star hotel in Canary Wharf is being earmarked by the Home Office to house migrants.
Protesters gathered outside the Britannia International Hotel on Tuesday night after incorrect reports claiming asylum seekers were being transferred from Epping to London’s financial district.
The Home Office later clarified this was not the case.
However, according to Tower Hamlets Council, Labour intends to repurpose the London hotel as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers.
On Wednesday morning, workers were pictured wheeling beds and mattresses into the hotel.
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