A number of migrants were moved into the Britannia International Hotel in Canary Wharf on Saturday. Images showed a bus dropping off the group in the early hours, days after protests had been held outside the hotel.

The protests were held in late July amid reports that the Government was planning to use the hotel as temporary accommodation for migrants. A spokesperson for Tower Hamlets Council said at the time: "We are aware of the Government's decision to use the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf to provide temporary accommodation for asylum seekers.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer was asked about migrant hotels by a Liaison Committee of MPs last month.

Addressing concerns that many homeless in Britain could be left competing with migrants for accommodation space, the Prime Minister said: “I know, which is why I am so furious at the last Government for leaving tens of thousands of asylum seekers unprocessed, with nowhere to live, other than accommodation paid for by the taxpayer.”

He added: “There is lots of housing and many local authorities that can be used. We’re identifying where it can be used.”