69 h. ago Labour must act to close asylum hotels or face Reform poll gains, ex

Charlie Falconer says government was right to challenge Epping hotel ruling but now has to ‘move forward’A former Labour justice secretary has warned that Reform UK will continue to rise in opinion polls unless the government moves faster to close hotels housing people seeking asylum.On Friday, the government won a court of appeal challenge against an injunction by Epping Forest district council that would have resulted in 130 asylum seekers being moved out of the Bell hotel. In recent weeks the hotel has become the focus of repeated protests, some of which have been orchestrated by far-right extremists and have turned violent. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Epping hotel protest leads to arrests after asylum ruling overturned

The local council has said it is ‘ruling nothing out’ following the Court of Appeal decision

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3 d. ago Migrant hotel fightback: Defiant councils 'still planning to take legal action against Government' despite Home Office winning crucial Epping appeal

More than a dozen defiant councils are still planning on taking legal action against the Government despite the Home Office winning an appeal against the closure of an asylum seeker hotel in Epping. 

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3 d. ago Epping Bell Hotel asylum seeker too scared of being 'chased' to step outside

EXCLUSIVE: Khadar Mohamed, 24, from Somalia said he feels 'persecuted' after seeking asylum in the UK in and urged protesters to keep in mind that asylum seekers are human

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3 d. ago Fury as judges overturn High Court order to clear asylum seekers from Epping's Bell Hotel

The local council has said it is ‘ruling nothing out’ following the Court of Appeal decision

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3 d. ago The key events that led to the Epping asylum seeker injunction being overturned

A temporary injunction that was set to block asylum seekers from being housed at a hotel in Epping, Essex was overturned at the Court of Appeal.

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3 d. ago Judges overturn High Court order to clear asylum seekers from Epping's Bell Hotel in bombshell ruling

Judges have overturned the High Court order to shutdown the asylum hotel after government warnings of nationwide chaos if the decision stood

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3 d. ago Epping asylum seeker hotel injunction overturned at Court of Appeal

Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, challenged a temporary injunction at the Court of Appeal.

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4 d. ago Court of Appeal to rule on Epping asylum seeker injunction challenge

Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, and the Home Office are seeking to challenge a High Court ruling.

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4 d. ago Court of Appeal to rule on Epping asylum seeker injunction challenge on Friday

Lord Justice Bean, Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Lord Justice Cobb are due to hand down their ruling at 2pm on Friday.

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4 d. ago Epping asylum seeker injunction could spark more protests, Court of Appeal told

The Home Office and Somani Hotels is asking the Court of Appeal to overturn a temporary block on asylum seekers being housed at the Bell Hotel.

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4 d. ago Epping asylum seeker injunction ‘risks setting precedent’, Court of Appeal told

The Home Office and Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, are seeking to challenge the injunction granted last week.

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5 d. ago Home Office bid to appeal against Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling to be heard

The Home Office and Somani Hotels are seeking to challenge an injunction stopping asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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5 d. ago Home Office bid to appeal against Epping asylum seeker ruling due to be heard

The Home Office and Somani Hotels are seeking to challenge an injunction stopping asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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6 d. ago Ethiopian asylum seeker staying in Epping migrant hotel 'sexually assaulted girl of 14' and told her they could 'make lovely Jamaican babies', court hears

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, allegedly put his hand on the schoolgirl's thigh, tried to kiss her and said he wanted to have a baby with her, Chelmsford Magistrates' Court heard.

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1 week ago 'We're living in pain and fear': Somali asylum seeker pleads for Epping hotel protests to end

Khadar Mohamed, who fled his home in Somalia in 2022, said he had never heard the term ‘scumbag’ until he came to the hotel

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2 w. ago Epping asylum seeker hotel has become ‘feeding ground for unrest’, says council seeking ban

Epping Forest District Council has applied for High Court injunction in bid to stop The Bell hotel housing asylum seekers

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2 w. ago Epping asylum seeker hotel 'feeding ground for violent unrest', says council in High Court bid to shut it down

The Bell Hotel has been at the centre of violent protests over its housing of asylum seekers

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2 w. ago Asylum seeker at Epping migrant hotel is charged with sexual assault after Ethiopian charged for 'attacking girls' in a separate incident sparked huge protests

Mohammed Sharwarq, a Syrian national living at the Bell Hotel in Epping, faces seven charges linked to offences alleged to have been committed between July 25 and August 12.

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2 w. ago Asylum seeker charged with sexually assaulting male while staying at protest

Mohammed Sharwarq has been charged with seven offences and has been remanded into custody

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