1 week ago Epping Council applying to Supreme Court over asylum seekers at The Bell Hotel after legal challenge rejected

The legal challenge, which centred around migrants being housed at The Bell Hotel, was rejected by the Court of Appeal

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1 week ago Asylum seeker hotel protests slammed by West Lothian councillors

The protests followed the Supreme Court’s overturn of an injunction won by a council in Essex ordering a hotel to move asylum seekers out of the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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1 week ago Furious residents vow to boycott council tax until asylum hotel is gone

The hotel at the centre of the row was the subject of a court ruling on Friday.

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2 w. ago Police arrest three as officers are injured in furious scenes outside Epping migrants hotel with demos expected today across UK as councils press ahead with legal fight to close asylum accommodation

Police have arrested people in angry scenes outside an Epping migrants hotel at the centre of a Government court case - with warnings of more protests to come.

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2 w. ago Government have ‘let down’ Epping residents over asylum hotel – council leader

Councillor Christopher Whitbread said he was ‘deeply disappointed’ after a Court of Appeal ruling on Friday.

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2 w. ago Fears of mass unrest after judges revoke ban on housing migrants at protest

Police forces say they are ‘well prepared’ for new wave of protests as 23 anti-migrant rallies are planned in 23 locations across the UK

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3 w. ago Scots council warning ahead of planned protest at asylum hotel

Perth and Kinross Council have asked protestors attending an anti-asylum hotel demonstration to treat "those seeking refuge, the same way they would hope to be treated".

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3 w. ago Falkirk asylum hotel protest 'concerning' as council chief tackles misinformation

Falkirk Council 'is not involved' in placing asylum seekers in local hotels, the councils Chief Executive stressed, after angry protests over the weekend.

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3 w. ago Badenoch calls on Tory councils to take legal action against asylum hotels

Opposition leader’s comments come after Essex council wins ruling to block asylum claimants from the Bell Hotel

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3 w. ago Antrim and Newtownabbey Council probes hotel being used for asylum seekers

DUP MLA Trevor Clarke said councillors from his party are pressing for similar investigations in other areas.

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3 w. ago Epping hotel controversy: 13 councils to jump on ruling to remove asylum seekers

A wave of local authorities are vowing to block asylum seekers being housed in hotels after Epping Forest District council won a shock victory in the High Court following weeks of protests

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3 w. ago More councils in England plan to challenge asylum hotels after Essex ruling

Broxbourne council leader hopes to ‘go down same path’ as Epping, which has blocked people being housed in hotelCouncils across England are weighing up their own legal challenges after a high court ruling blocked people seeking asylum from being housed in an Essex hotel.The Conservative-run Broxbourne council in Hertfordshire said it was taking legal advice “as a matter of urgency” on whether it could follow the example of neighbouring Epping Forest district council, which applied successfully for an injunction to stop asylum seekers being accommodated at the Bell hotel in the town. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Asylum hotel latest: More councils seek legal action to ban migrants from being housed in their areas

Chaos facing Starmer comes after Epping council granted temporary injunction blocking migrants from being housed at The Bell Hotel

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3 w. ago The simple loophole that could close the migrant hotel near you: Now MORE councils consider legal action to stop asylum seeker accommodation

Yesterday, council leaders won the first step in their bid to have The Bell Hotel closed, after Mr Justice Eyre ruled the establishment must stop housing asylum seekers by September 12.

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3 w. ago Labour faces migrant hotel chaos as more councils consider launching legal action to ban asylum seekers

The Reform leader says his party’s 12 local councils will do ‘everything in their power to follow Epping’s lead’ and challenge the use of hotels to house asylum seekers

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3 w. ago Asylum seekers to be removed from Essex hotel as council granted injunction

Epping Forest District Council had asked a judge to issue an interim injunction stopping migrants from being accommodated at the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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3 w. ago Epping council wins High Court fight to evict asylum seekers from hotel as judge grants bombshell injunction

Asylum seekers will be moved from the Bell Hotel within 28 days thanks to the High Court order

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3 w. ago Asylum seekers set to be removed from Essex hotel as council granted injunction

Epping Forest District Council had asked a judge to issue an interim injunction stopping migrants from being accommodated at the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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