21 h. ago Epping Council goes to High Court in bid to remove migrants from asylum hotel

Essex council applies for an interim High Court injunction in bid to stop asylum seekers from being housed at hotel that has been at the centre of protests

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22 h. ago Interim High Court injunction lodged by council in bid to stop asylum hotel

Documents in relation to the Bell Hotel in Epping were lodged with the High Court in London on Tuesday, Epping Forest District Council said.

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23 h. ago Council seeks High Court ban on asylum seekers being housed at protest

It comes after a series of protests in recent weeks outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex

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26 h. ago Kemi Badenoch proposes housing migrants in ‘camps’ as crossings near 50,000 under Labour

Kemi Badenoch has suggested placing asylum seekers currently housed in hotels into “camps”, as new Home Office figures reveal that almost 50,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Sir Keir Starmer took office.

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38 h. ago Kemi Badenoch suggests housing asylum seekers in 'camps' instead of hotels

Kemi Badenoch has suggested migrants should be homed in 'camps' as an alternative to hotels.

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44 h. ago We spoke to the people protesting outside an asylum seeker hotel in Greater Manchester

Protesters at Cresta Court in Altrincham have been divided only by a dual carriageway

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46 h. ago Over 200 charities tell leaders to take 'strong stand' against anti

Demonstrations have been held outside hotels housing asylum seekers including the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, and in London and Newcastle. They have been met with counter-protests by anti-racism campaigners

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47 h. ago Rioters smash into asylum seeker hotel in horrific scenes as four jailed

The pair were at the forefront of the disorder in Rotherham last August following the Southport attack

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47 h. ago Kemi Badenoch suggests 'camps' to house asylum seekers instead of hotels in visit to Epping

The Tory leader spoke with anti-migrant protesters during a visit to Epping on Monday

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48 h. ago UK party leaders urged to end ‘pernicious currents’ of hatred fuelling anti

More than 200 refugee groups, charities and unions sign letter calling for action after weeks of protests outside asylum hotelsMore than 200 refugee organisations, charities and trade unions have signed an open letter calling on Britain’s political leaders to end “pernicious and insidious currents” of racism and hatred that underpin a slew of anti-migrant protests.The letter, coordinated by the campaign coalition Together With Refugees, has been signed by organisations including Amnesty International UK, City of Sanctuary UK, Care for Calais, Doctors of the World, the End Violence Against Women Coalition, Freedom from Torture, Islamic Relief, Oxfam, the Public and Commercial Services Union, Refugee Action and Safe Passage. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Brothers among four more jailed after rioting outside asylum seeker hotel

More than 100 people have now been sentenced following the disorder outside the Holiday Inn Express, near Rotherham, in August 2024.

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3 d. ago Top Tory's fears for daughters over boat migrants... After a spate of asylum

Robert Jenrick's comments follow a nationwide series of protests by angry parents outside hotels being used to house asylum seekers.

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3 d. ago I care more for my daughters' safety than the rights of foreign criminals. That's why I support every peaceful protest outside an asylum hotel, writes ROBERT JENRICK

ROBERT JENRICK: The news only seems to get worse: drug dealers, murderers and even reported spies from Iran have exploited our open borders.

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4 d. ago Statement issued after claims that asylum seekers are staying in Welsh hotel

The council said rumours about asylum seekers being housed at the hotel as 'unsubstantiated and untrue'

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4 d. ago Police investigate reports GB News reporter 'hit with placard' at asylum hotel protest

The GB News reporter was trying to speak to counter-protesters outside a hotel housing asylum seekers

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4 d. ago Warning over 'agitators' after rival protests clash outside Altrincham asylum seeker hotel

Rival groups of protests clashed in Greater Manchester last night

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4 d. ago Targeted by the right, Britain’s asylum hotels are places of fear and disorder. Bad political decisions made it so | Daniel Trilling

In the frenzy of racism and culture warring, the issue of why hotels are used gets overlookedA broad section of Britain’s right has spent the summer behaving as if it would like a repeat of last year’s racist riots. As politicians and commentators cry “tinderbox Britain” – are they warning us, or willing it on? – far-right extremists have been actively trying to stoke violence. This year, they have pinned their hopes on asylum hotels, an issue where public fears over crime, immigration and the welfare state conveniently converge.In some places, far-right activists have piggybacked on protests prompted by local grievances. The most significant this year was in Epping, Essex, after an alleged sexual assault by an asylum seeker led to demonstrations that turned violent when they were joined by members of various far-right groups. A similar pattern has unfolded in London’s Canary Wharf, after untrue rumours that some of the Epping hotel residents were being moved there. In other cases, ...

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4 d. ago Wave of Reform women: Fed up with being ignored on crime, gender, asylum hotels and family, so many are flocking to the party. Now they reveal why

What do these six women have in common? They're well-spoken - or 'out-spoken', as several of them put it. All are family-oriented. Most have held senior roles in business, the law or politics.

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4 d. ago Arrests made as protests take place outside asylum hotels across UK

More than two hundred people were protesting outside the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf on Friday evening, with rival groups separated by police.

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4 d. ago Two arrested during demonstrations outside Canary Wharf hotel

The protest was held to rally against recent anti-migrant demonstrations across the country

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