Article 6C4E8 Home Office backs down on plan for asylum seekers to sleep four to a room

Home Office backs down on plan for asylum seekers to sleep four to a room

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Diane Taylor
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Move follows protest by refugees who had been told they would be sharing small London hotel rooms

The Home Office has backed down on plans for asylum seekers to sleep four to a small room in a central London hotel after protests by 40 refugees last week.

The rooms in the hotel in Pimlico, Westminster are small and asylum seekers had previously been sharing two to a room. The Home Office said it wanted to increase the number of asylum seekers sharing one room to save money.

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