There is intense local opposition to the plans, which residents fear will turn the plush venue in Llanelli into a \u201ccrowded hostel\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n It is also claimed as many as 60 weddings have been cancelled. <\/span><\/p>\n Labour councillor Edward Skinner is worried about potential job losses and the impact on businesses that supply the hotel.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n He said: \u201cIf it happens it would be like a nuclear bomb for the community and local business. It\u2019s going to be destruction. It will completely knock the tourism industry.\u201d<\/p>\n Robert Lloyd, a campaigner against the plans, had a simple message for Home Secretary Suella Braverman: \u201cShe needs to think very quickly about this problem and put people\u2019s minds at rest.\u201d<\/p>\n Describing the town he said: \u201cIt has really reinvented itself from the old days when it was known for tinplate production and chimney stacks… Tourism is hugely important to us. This hotel represents more than 50 per cent of our high-quality bedroom accommodation. It would be a massive loss to the town.\u201d<\/p>\n Even a spokesman for the Refugee Council has voiced his opposition.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cThe number of people fleeing war and conflict who are being housed in hotels is a result of the government\u2019s mismanagement of the asylum system. Hotels are not the right place for refugees while they await news of their asylum claim and are not right for local communities.\u201d<\/p>\n A petition has been launched on Change.org to stop the plans. One person who has signed it said: \u201cI do not want to lose the beautiful Stradey Park Hotel to this insane plan. I do not want all the staff to lose their jobs.<\/p>\n \u201cThe services in Llanelli are stretched to breaking point.\u201d<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> Lee Waters, the local member of the Welsh Parliament, said: \u201cYet again the Home Office\u2019s handling of emergency accommodation has caused community tensions and made a difficult situation worse. Taking over one of the few nice hotels in the area and turning it into a crowded hostel when we\u2019re trying to improve tourism is upsetting people.\u201d<\/p>\n There is cross-party unease about the plans, with Welsh Parliament Tory leader Andrew RT Davies telling the BBC that \u201cultimately I do not want this to go on in a hotel which provides local employment and local facilities\u201d.<\/p>\n Former Shadow Welsh Secretary Nia Griffith claimed in the House of Commons that the hotel\u2019s \u201cmultiple shareholders include those who have invested from an address in Russia\u201d.<\/p>\n But Welsh Secretary David Davies said: \u201cIn one breath, the Labour-run Welsh government is claiming Wales is a \u2018nation of sanctuary\u2019, yet in the next they\u2019re opposed to them being placed in a hotel.\u201d<\/p>\n A Welsh Government spokesman said: \u201cWe expect the Home Office to work with us and local government to seek a way forward. It is critical the Home Office provides full clarity to ensure plans are viable.\u201d<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/Stradey-Park-Hotel-4810275.jpg?r=1687031703618\")
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