Residents divided as a Manchester hotel becomes accommodation for asylum seekers

Despite Labour's manifesto pledge to end the use of hotels for asylum seekers, the Best Western in Altrincham has been chosen to house nearly 200 migrants. Over the past week, the hotel cancelled all of its bookings without warning, as it made commitments to make way for asylum seekers. Labour blame the move on the backlog from the Rwanda policy halting claims. But, as the new arrivals settle in, their presence is causing controversy. Sky's home editor Jason Farrell heard from residents of a Greater Manchester town on their thoughts, as well as some of the migrants that have been houses in the hotel. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/residents-hit-out-at-information-vacuum-over-hotel-used-for-asylum-seekers-as-migrants-tell-of-traumatic-journeys-13250330 #skynews #manchester #asylum SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales