A senior official responsible for overseeing Essex's police force has written to the home secretary demanding that the migrant hotel at the centre of a spate of protests be closed.
Roger Hirst, the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex, said in an online statement that he had written to Labour's Yvette Cooper outlining the 'unsuitability' of The Bell Hotel in Epping for housing asylum seekers.
The lodging has become the focus of anti-migrant feeling in the area after one of its guests was charged with sexually assaulting two teenage girls just days after arriving in Britain - an accusation he has denied.
The attack spawned protests on July 13, 17 and 20, with the latest happening on Thursday evening.
Mr Hirst added that the demonstrations were 'disrupting local life' as well as 'placing an unwelcome burden' on police resources.
