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 controversial move by the Home Office, details of which emerged last week, has already sparked protests in the town, with locals fearing it will lead to a summer of rising tensions.

However, in a new statement, released on Wednesday night, the Park Hotel said it would not accept single male migrants.

The hotel, in on Denmark Street, close to the Mere and the town centre, has been used for asylum seeker families, including women and children, since 2023.

The Home Office had told South Norfolk Council that it would be removing them and replacing them with men from Monday this week.

But the hotel said it wanted to remain as a home for migrant families and if not able to do so, it would close its doors.

It also clarified........

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