A protester outside Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf, East London, on Aug. 8, 2025. Evgenia Filimianova/The Epoch Times
Asylum hotels, intended as an initial step for housing asylum seekers, have become a focal point in Britain’s intensifying immigration debate, reflecting growing community tensions and concerns over the government’s handling of illegal migration.
In a small English town of Epping, just northeast of London, repeated demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel this summer have drawn protesters against housing asylum seekers in hotels and counter-protesters carrying “Refugees Welcome” signs.
