30 h. 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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63 h. 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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4 d. 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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6 d. 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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7 d. 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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1 week ago ‘Completely false’ claims of further asylum hotels ahead of protest, says leader

The leader of Perth and Kinross Council said there had been ‘misinformation’ about new asylum hotels opening up.

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2 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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2 w. ago Asylum hotels latest: More councils consider legal challenges as anti

Government scrambles to draw up contingency plan as more councils indicate taking legal action

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2 w. ago Hillingdon Council considers legal action over asylum hotels

Hillingdon Council considers legal action over asylum hotels  BBC

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2 w. ago Asylum hotels latest: More than a dozen protests at migrant hotels expected across UK this weekend

Labour-run councils are among those considering legal actions against hotels housing asylum seekers

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2 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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2 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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2 w. ago Asylum hotels latest: Number of migrants in hotels rises under Labour but deportations up by 25%

Labour-run councils are among those considering legal actions against hotels housing asylum seekers

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2 w. ago Chris Philp challenged on why he didn’t encourage councils to take legal action over asylum hotels when Tories were in power

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has defended Kemi Badenoch’s call for Conservative councils to consider legal challenges against the use of hotels to house asylum seekers.

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2 w. ago Asylum hotels latest: Labour councils join backlash with potential legal action against government

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

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2 w. ago Councils move to close off key alternative to asylum hotels in England

Local authorities tighten controls on houses in multiple occupation amid fears for community cohesion

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2 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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2 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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2 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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2 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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