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Putting up asylum seekers in Hull's Royal Hotel still divides the city

by Daniel

Take the train to Hull, walk out of the station, and it takes just seconds to arrive at the Royal Hotel. It once hosted royalty – but for the past five years it's been home to hundreds of asylum seekers in the city.

From being a place of sanctuary, it became the frontline of last summer's riots, when windows of the hotel were smashed and asylum seekers hid inside. Outside the Royal, there was anger and rage.

The use of hotels to house people arriving on smalls boats from France represents one of the most divisive issues in Britain today. People have been telling the BBC what the hotel means to them.

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