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An iconic Blackpool hotel has closed its doors to asylum seekers as part of Labour’s push to house small boat migrants at alternative accommodation sites, GB News can exclusively reveal.
Labour MP for Blackpool South, Chris Webb today confirmed the hotel will start welcoming tourists again, with a July deadline set for asylum seekers to leave.
The Metropole Hotel, an iconic Lancashire landmark that first opened in 1785, was repurposed to house hundreds of asylum seekers in 2021.
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Date: April 16, 2026
