Town and county councillor Louise Emery, who joined Reform UK from the Conservatives in July, sought to dispel the claims in a public Facebook post [on her politician page], which confirmed that the Grand Hotel is not accommodating illegal migrants. The town councillor for Gogarth Ward said: "I need to dispel another rumour going around on Facebook that the Grand Hotel is taking in illegal migrants. "This morning, I visited the Grand Hotel and confirmed this with the staff, who are tired of people making up false rumours. The Pioneer is making efforts to contact the Grand Hotel. The Grand Hotel is owned by Britannia Hotels.