Overview
- Jacob Rees-Mogg visited Winford Manor near Bristol Airport, finding padlocked gates, visible security staff and signage in Persian, French and Vietnamese.
- He said he saw groups of men on the grounds but could not verify their status or confirm the site's function.
- The Home Office and local authorities declined to clarify the hotel's current operations, offering only a broad national statement on asylum accommodation.
- A 2022 email to the parish council, published by the Daily Mail, said the Home Office had identified Winford Manor as accommodation for asylum seekers, with Clearsprings linked to operations then.
- Land records show investment firm IntSol bought the site in 2022 for refurbishment, residents told GB News they are worried about local impacts, and the Home Office says hotel use has fallen to under 210 with a pledge to close such sites by the end of the Parliament.