A local politician has spoke out strongly on the BBC about her concerns over the homing of asylum seekers in the Conwy Valley.

Speaking on Newsnight, Janet Finch-Saunders, Member of the Welsh Parliament for Aberconwy, was adamant about the inappropriateness of a luxury hotel in the Conwy Valley as accommodation for asylum seekers, and on the need for solutions to the nationwide crisis to be delivered.

The Member was speaking following the placing of up to 200 asylum seekers at a hotel in Dolgarrog last Sunday evening.  It is understood that the hotel is being used as temporary relief from the usual accommodation in Manston.

Commenting after her interview, Mrs. Finch-Saunders said: “The Hilton Garden Inn in Dolgarrog is a new luxury hotel on a site which has received several millions of pounds of Welsh Government funding to be developed as a tourist destination.  As I have outlined in my letter to Suella Braverman KC MP, Home Secretary, there are several reasons why the hotel is completely inappropriate to be used for people seeking asylum in our country. 

“Urgent consideration needs to be given to moving these individuals to a different location, outside of the constituency. 

“If left-wing lawyers weren’t blocking Rwanda flights, we would not need to be sending people to hotels in areas such as in my constituency. During this cost-of-living crisis, the spend on a luxury hotel is unjustifiable.

“We need to push forward with the British Bill of Rights to ensure we can control our borders effectively, which would mean my constituents won't have to deal with this ordeal again".