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UK: Hotel guests turned away as Home Office takes over Canary Wharf hotel to house asylum seekers

 July 23, 2025 0 Likes 9 niggers be lookin'

Guests with prior bookings at the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf were turned away without warning on Tuesday after the U.K. Home Office acquired the property to accommodate asylum seekers.

Footage circulating online showed foreign tourists being denied entry at the door, while security guards were seen posted behind locked glass doors.

Major hotel booking platforms have since suspended reservations for the four-star hotel, located in one of London’s wealthiest areas.

A spokesperson for Tower Hamlets Council confirmed the rumors on Tuesday evening, stating, “We are aware of the government’s decision to use the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf to provide temporary accommodation for asylum seekers. It is important that the government ensures that there is a full package of support for those staying at the hotel. We are working with the Home Office and partners to make sure that all necessary safety and safeguarding arrangements are in place.”

Police officers were also stationed outside the hotel entrance amid a heightened security presence.

The Home Office denied speculation that the move was linked to unrest in Epping, where hundreds of protesters gathered outside another hotel last week in response to the arrest of an asylum seeker accused of multiple sexual offenses.

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, a 41-year-old Ethiopian migrant who arrived in the U.K. by boat on June 29, was arrested on charges including three counts of sexual assault and one count of inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity.

The allegations sparked protests outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, where asylum seekers are being housed. What began as a gathering of concerned local families, with chants of “Protect our kids,” escalated into violent scenes as self-proclaimed anti-fascist activists arrived and riot police were deployed. Bottles were thrown, and video footage showed a protester appearing to be struck by a police van that subsequently drove away without stopping.

Essex Police initially denied reports that they had escorted the counter-protesters to the site, but reversed their position after video evidence surfaced, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday evening. Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Hooper confirmed that officers had accompanied Stand Up to Racism activists to the hotel, saying: “We have a reasonable duty to protect people who want to exercise their rights. Officers took all factors into account before making their decisions.”

The ongoing unrest has attracted national political attention. The Times reported that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for urgent action to avoid further outbreaks of unrest, reportedly telling his left-wing cabinet it was vital to repair Britain’s “social fabric” and manage the social impacts of immigration more effectively. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner acknowledged that migration was having a “profound impact on society” and stressed the need to confront “real concerns” about rapid demographic changes.

This rhetoric, however, is contradicted by Labour’s actions in its first year in office, with illegal immigration continuing at a considerable pace across the English Channel, and legal immigration still operating at astronomical levels.

Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage, whose party is currently polling ahead of Labour, strongly defended the Epping demonstrators. Speaking to The Times, he said: “Do I understand how people in Epping feel? You bet your life I do… Don’t underestimate the simmering anger and disgust that there is in this country that we are letting in every week, in fact, some days, many hundreds of undocumented young males, many of whom come from cultures in which women and young girls are not even treated as second-class citizens.”

Farage also criticized the presence of masked counter-protesters, questioning why groups like Antifa are allowed to operate while others are swiftly labeled far-right. “Most of the people outside that hotel in Epping weren’t far-right or anything like that. They were just genuinely concerned families,” he said.

“I don’t think anybody in London even understands just how close we are to civil disobedience on a vast scale in this country,” he warned.

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