The Park Hotel, in Diss, issued a statement in which it said it would close rather than allow the government to place the men there.

The hotel, in Denmark Street, close to the Mere and the town centre, has been used for asylum seeker families, including women and children, for two years.

But under the plans these were to be moved out and replaced with the men.

Following a meeting today, where representatives for South Norfolk Council urged officials to

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