False. Plymouth City Council has said that no asylum seekers are being housed in hotels in Plymouth and no hotels in the city are being prepped for this purpose. The hotel says there is “no truth to the rumours”.
False claims that a historic Plymouth hotel has closed for refurbishment, in order to house asylum seekers, have been circulating on social media.
A post on Facebook claimed that the Duke of Cornwall hotel had been “confirmed” as an “ASYLUM HOTEL”, with a caption adding: “The luxurious Duke Of Cornwall Hotel has had a quick refurbishment ready for the new undocumented, unvetted illegal entrants that have now arrived there!!”
Another post on Facebook also implied the same claim.
But this has been confirmed as false by both the hotel and Plymouth City Council.
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