Major Walsall hotel admits 'mistake' after hosting controversial political party conferenceWest Midlands Police were called to the Homeland Party conferenceView Image Protesters outside the Village Hotel in WalsallA major hotel chain has said it was a ‘mistake’ to allow a Homeland Party conference to take place inside its Walsall branch at the weekend. ‌The Village Hotel at Junction 10 made the admission after a group leader at Walsall Council and Stand Up to Racism made calls for the hotel to apologise. When venues like Village Hotel claim to be a ‘politically neutral space’, they risk normalising the politics of hate. Homeland is an independent political party with its own leadership, constitution, and programme. “The Village Hotel did nothing improper in hosting our event.