Hidden deal: How a Manchester hotel suddenly turned into migrant housing
A quiet Manchester town got shocked when its main hotel closed down to house hundreds of asylum-seekers. Local people found out about this big change only after everything was already decided
The Home-Officeʼs latest report shows that tax-payers are paying around £8M per-day for migrant hotel housing which adds up to £3B yearly
In mid-2024‚ Yvette Cooper made bold statements about stopping hotel-usage for migrants; however just a few months after becoming Home Secretary her department okʼd another hotel conversion in Manchester
The Best-Western Cresta Court Hotel in Altrincham (which normally costs £171 per night) got shutdown without warning cancelling all future events including weddings. Nathan Evans a local council member found out through a friend that about 300 young men would be housed there
I found out by accident
The towns first-ever Labour MP Conor Rand claims he didnt know about the deal until after it was signed; which shows zero local-level talks happened before Westminster made its choice
Local people are very unhappy because the hotel is near several schools (including girls schools) and nobody answered questions about proper background checks of the new residents. The situation got worse when people learned that these asylum-seekers would get private healthcare while the local walk-in centre built in 15ʼ got closed down
Local people in Altrincham are outraged that Labour recently decided to shut down Altrincham Hospitalʼs walk-in centre - built at a cost of millions in 2015 - only to fork out for private healthcare for migrants staying in the townʼs only major hotel
The whole situation shows how decisions made far away in Westminster can affect local communities without their input or agreement
