A DECISION to move asylum seekers from one hotel to another 70 miles away has been slammed as "inhumane" by a volunteer group.

Migrants previously living at the Gainsborough House Hotel in Kidderminster have been moved to another hotel in Derbyshire, with the Home Office being accused of treating asylum seekers "like cattle."

Sarah Frost, who is the lead co-ordinator of the Wyre Forest Supports Asylum Seekers group, has said some of the asylum seekers were halfway through college courses, and volunteering at places including Kidderminster College, Bewdley Museum and Kidderminster Foodbank. 

It follows a Sky News report, where "taxis full of migrants" were seen leaving the Kidderminster hotel and arriving at another 70 miles away.

Kidderminster Shuttle: Asylum seeker leaving The Heath Hotel in BewdleyAsylum seeker leaving The Heath Hotel in Bewdley (Image: Sarah Frost)

Ms Frost said: "They were a lovely group who were a benefit to the community. They want to work.

"They are having to leave their courses and their friends. It's the damage to people's mental health that it causes.

"By the sounds of it they are not going to establish any new connections.

"We have had a team of 40 volunteers working to support these guys."

She questioned the cost to the taxpayer in using taxis to transport asylum seekers, when the Government confirmed they were closing hotels this year to reduce the overall cost.

Kidderminster Shuttle: Asylum seekers have been moved to other hotelsAsylum seekers have been moved to other hotels (Image: Sarah Frost)

She added that asylum seekers in the Mercure Heath Hotel in Bewdley, have also been moved to other hotels.

She also confirmed that the group would still be working to support asylum seekers who have remained in touch.

A Home Office spokesperson said: “We are making significant progress, as we have already moved asylum seekers out of 50 hotels to reduce the cost of £8.2 million a day to UK taxpayers.

“As we exit more hotels in the coming months, we remain upfront about accommodation being on a no-choice basis. This means that individuals may be moved to other parts of the asylum accommodation estate too, including hotels.

"We continue to work closely with accommodation providers and local authorities to manage the exit process in a way which limits the impact on partners and service users alike.”