1 week ago Now council launches legal action to shut THREE migrant hotels: After saga over Bell hotel in Epping, Reform

West Northamptonshire Council said that by accommodating asylum seekers, the three sites may have breached planning rules.

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2 w. ago Rights of asylum seekers trump local Epping residents, Home Office argues as it appeals decision to shut migrant hotel

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper 's bid to appeal against a court ruling blocking asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping began at the Court of Appeal this morning.

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3 w. ago Government to appeal against court ruling blocking asylum seekers being housed at Epping hotel – as it happened

This blog is now closed In an interview on BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme on Friday, MSP Jeremy Balfour who has resigned from the Scottish Conservatives (see 9.13am BST), said he feels the party has “lost its way in Scotland” and “I don’t think it represents true Conservative values”.According to the PA news agency, when asked if Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay is the right person for the job and whether he should stay in the post, he said:Clearly I’m no longer a member of the party so that’s no longer a decision for me to make.I get on very well as an individual with Russell, I think he’s a good individual. Whether he’s the person to lead the Scottish Conservatives is obviously for MSPs, for the membership, to decide.What I’m very clear about is that those with disabilities, other minorities and the people of Lothian need a voice for people to hear what we require within our country.I’m not sure any party is actually offering that at the moment but whethe...

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3 w. ago Government to appeal against court ruling blocking asylum seekers being housed at Epping hotel – UK politics live

Security minister says Labour will close asylum hotels by the end of this parliament but it needs to be done ‘in a managed and ordered way’In an interview on BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme on Friday, MSP Jeremy Balfour who has resigned from the Scottish Conservatives (see 9.13am BST), said he feels the party has “lost its way in Scotland” and “I don’t think it represents true Conservative values”.According to the PA news agency, when asked if Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay is the right person for the job and whether he should stay in the post, he said:Clearly I’m no longer a member of the party so that’s no longer a decision for me to make.I get on very well as an individual with Russell, I think he’s a good individual. Whether he’s the person to lead the Scottish Conservatives is obviously for MSPs, for the membership, to decide.What I’m very clear about is that those with disabilities, other minorities and the people of Lothian need a voice for people t...

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3 w. ago Government to appeal court ruling blocking asylum seekers being housed at Epping hotel – UK politics live

Security minister says Labour will close asylum hotels by the end of this parliament but it needs to be done ‘in a managed and ordered way’In an interview on BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme on Friday, MSP Jeremy Balfour who has resigned from the Scottish Conservatives (see 9.13am BST), said he feels the party has “lost its way in Scotland” and “I don’t think it represents true Conservative values”.According to the PA news agency, when asked if Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay is the right person for the job and whether he should stay in the post, he said:Clearly I’m no longer a member of the party so that’s no longer a decision for me to make.I get on very well as an individual with Russell, I think he’s a good individual. Whether he’s the person to lead the Scottish Conservatives is obviously for MSPs, for the membership, to decide.What I’m very clear about is that those with disabilities, other minorities and the people of Lothian need a voice for people t...

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3 w. ago Dozens of protests planned outside asylum hotels as Labour defends record on immigration – UK politics live

Labour has pledged to end the use of hotels to house asylum seekers by the end of this parliament in 2029The mayor of South Yorkshire said there has been “interest from companies” who may want to “take on” steel sites after the government had to take control of the operation, reports the PA news agency.The high court confirmed on Thursday that Speciality Steel – previously part of Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel business – would face a compulsory liquidation. It has plants in Rotherham and Stocksbridge.We’ve got a team that we’ve stood up in my office, we’ve been working with the government’s steel team to make sure that we know exactly what’s going on here in terms of the assets that are on the table.We’ve had interest from companies who we know who want to take on these sites.The government stepping in to take control now is good news because it just brings to an end the uncertainty that we’ve seen on the sites.I think that was the thing that was killing the business slowly, we now ...

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3 w. ago ‘Hypocritical’ Badenoch calls for Tory councils to launch legal challenges against asylum hotels

Tory leader has encouraged local authorities to ‘take the same steps’ as Epping Forest District Council

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3 w. ago 'Desperate' Kemi Badenoch accused of 'hypocritical nonsense' over asylum hotels

Kemi Badenoch has been accused of spouting 'desperate and hypocritical nonsense' after calling on Tory councils to launch legal challenges over a problem her party caused

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3 w. ago Labour councils now want to shut down migrant hotels in wake of Epping injunction

Tamworth and Wirral councils, both controlled by Labour, have joined a number of Conservative and Reform UK-run councils in investigating whether they can mount legal challenges

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3 w. ago Asylum hotels latest: Badenoch calls for Tory councils to launch legal challenges after Epping migrant site shut

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 Badenoch urges Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels in court

Epping secured a temporary injunction blocking the use of the Essex town’s Bell Hotel as accommodation for asylum seekers on planning grounds.

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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 Asylum hotels latest: Councils vow to take legal action after Epping migrant site shut as Reform calls for protests

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 Voices: Politicians making mischief over asylum hotels are in for an unwelcome surprise

The Conservatives are revelling in the government’s turmoil following a court ruling to close a migrant hotel in Essex – but their double standards on the issue will come back and bite them, says Andrew Grice

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3 w. ago London commuter belt town is 'following Epping's path' to shut down migrant hotel after court injunction

Conservative-run Broxbourne Council said it was taking legal advice ‘as a matter of urgency’ over a migrant hotel in Cheshunt

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