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4 Apr 2023

The Leicester village divided over a hotel housing asylum seekers

Communities Editor

Hundreds of hotels around the UK are being used to house people seeking asylum while the authorities try to clear the growing backlog of cases.

While some are welcoming, it’s also drawn some angry protests.

We have been to the Leicestershire village of Kegworth, where friends and families are divided over the arrival of dozens of new neighbours.