THE DRAGONFLY - NEW MIGRANT HOTEL IN PETERBOROUGH
The Government has taken the decision to accommodate migrants who have illegally crossed the Channel, at the Dragonfly Hotel in Thorpe Meadows.
146 single males will be accommodated at the hotel - which is on the boating lake and next to the Boathouse pub.
Even the Council recognise this is the wrong location. Peterborough is a caring City and we already host more asylum seekers than any other location in the East of England. This is a residential area with limited access to services and amenities.
This is the Great Northern all over again. An asset that should be used to enhance our City.
I got the Great Northern stood down when I was our MP. Despite my warning last month - that Peterborough could be a target for migrant hotel accommodation - our Labour MPs have done nothing to stop it.
This is not the fault of the migrants themselves - but we can’t keep letting Peterborough being used like this. This is the Government’s fault for scrapping the Rwanda deterrent - and our Labour MPs for not standing up for Peterborough.