In Walthamstow, protests have erupted as approximately 400 asylum seekers are being evicted from a hotel where they have resided for the past two years. The eviction, part of a government effort to cut accommodation spending, involves relocating some individuals up to 200 miles away. The government's housing contractor, Clearsprings Ready Homes, sent a letter last Thursday to the residents of the Ibis hotel, giving them a week's notice. The last of the asylum seekers were seen being moved out in white vans amidst protests condemning the move as 'really horrible'.
Hundreds of migrants are set to be kicked out of the facilities on Feb. 1. https://t.co/hvzraeKn6V
Last of 400 asylum seekers are evicted from Walthamstow hotel in white vans as part of government drive to reduce accommodation spending as protesters outside call move 'really horrible' https://t.co/NvzJ2Mk7r2 https://t.co/1yQ5QCvGva
"Protests at London hotel as 400 asylum seekers being moved out" Solution: Take the names & addresses of all the protestors, then divvy up the asylum seekers to their homes? https://t.co/MXX7OK0KtK
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Roughly 400 asylum seekers are being forced out of a Walthamstow hotel. The government asylum seeker housing contractor Clearsprings Ready Homes sent a letter to residents at the Ibis last Thursday, giving them effectively a week's notice. https://t.co/d1arqceP1L
Protests at Walthamstow hotel as 400 asylum seekers who have been staying there for two years are being moved tomorrow - some to spots 200 miles away - as government bids to reduce accommodation spending https://t.co/a4Wlv5Fvg9 https://t.co/lcbrx2eVz6