A hotel on one the A127 has issued a statement after what it described as "false and misleading" claims were shared on social media.
The Palms Hotel, on Southend Arterial Road (A127) in Hornchurch, responded to allegations circulating in a local Facebook group that migrants were being dropped off at the hotel.
In a statement, the hotel said the claims were "completely false".
The hotel said the people referenced in the post were IT professionals visiting from Nigeria who were staying at the hotel while attending a three-day conference at London's ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
The statement said: "We are extremely concerned by your false and misleading Facebook post circulating in a local community group, claiming that migrants are being dropped off at The Palms Hotel."
"The individuals referred to are IT professionals visiting from Nigeria, staying at our hotel while attending a three-day conference at London's ExCeL Exhibition Centre - The Business Show London, one of the world's largest business events for SMEs and startups."
"These allegations are completely FALSE."
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A hotel on one the A127 has issued a statement after what it described as "false and misleading" claims were shared on social media. The Palms Hotel, on Southend Arterial Road (A127) in Hornchurch...