A CAMPAIGN against an "asylum hotel" in Scotland has been hijacked by an extreme right-wing group.
The Record can reveal that the racist Patriotic Alternative group is spreading its vile anti-immigration views on a Facebook page set up by locals in Erskine, Renfrewshire.
The MGM Muthu Glasgow River Hotel-where it's proposed more than 170 asylum seekers will be housed - will be the scene of a protest on Sunday by the group and far-right supporters.
The campaign takeover was signalled by the appearance of PA's Scotland organiser Kenny Smith, a former BNP election candidate, on social media for the Erskine Against Asylum Hotel group.
One local who contacted the Record said: "I joined this group because I thought it was reasonable to state that Erskine is not the right location to bring 200 men who have recently arrived in the UK.
"I don't support racism or have far-right beliefs. But I was furious when I saw a local pressure group turn into a focal point for a group that jumps on every divisive racial issue up and down the country.
"I feel like these people are a cuckoo in the nest and they're taking over."
A storm erupted after it was confirmed there would be a consultation on the placing of 174 asylum seekers in the Muthu Hotel.
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