4 h. ago Hotel boss REFUSES £3million contract to house asylum seekers: Owner of boutique guesthouse with gold taps in its rooms rejects offer because it is 'not appropriate'

Samuel Leeds has gone viral for refusing to put up asylum seekers at his lavish 26-bedroom Willingham House in the idyllic village of Willingham, in Cambridgeshire.

Economics

5 h. ago Labour in ‘complete denial’ over asylum crisis as Cooper unveils crackdown on refugee reunions

Another round of protests took place over the weekend against the housing of asylum seekers in The Bell Hotel in Epping

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5 h. ago Canary Wharf protest: Full list of arrests as police officer punched in anti

Protesters gathered in London's financial district, Canary Wharf, yesterday to protest against a hotel that is said to have been housing asylum seekers

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7 h. ago Asylum hotels latest: Cooper to unveil crackdown on asylum system after Epping ruling sparks fresh protests

Another round of protests took place over the weekend against the housing of asylum seekers in The Bell Hotel in Epping

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7 h. ago Awkward moment Nick Robinson reminds Chris Philp he opened Bell Hotel for asylum seekers

Nick Robinson reminded Chris Philp that he, as immigration minister under the Conservative government, opened up the use of the Bell Hotel in Epping for the use of housing asylum seekers during a live interview on BBC Radio 4 on Monday, 1 September.

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39 h. ago 'Thank you Keir!' Migrants staying at Epping hotel hail Starmer after his Government fought to keep asylum seekers there

Sir Keir has been thanked after a temporary injunction which blocked asylum seekers being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, was dramatically overturned at the Court of Appeal.

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46 h. ago Five arrested after masked men try to enter west London asylum hotel

Two anti-asylum groups marched to Crowne Plaza before attempting to enter building at rear, Met police sayFive people have been arrested at a protest in London where a group of masked men attempted to enter a hotel housing asylum seekers on Saturday.At about noon, two anti-asylum groups marched to the Crowne Plaza in Stockley Road, west London, and a group of men in masks attempted to enter the building through the rear entrance and damaged security fences, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Three men arrested after police injured at protest following Epping Hotel ruling

They were detained during protest at the Epping hotel used to house asylum seekers

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51 h. ago Protestors gather outside Epping hotel housing asylum seekers

Protestors gathered outside of The Bell Hotel in Epping on Friday after the Court of Appeal overturned a temporary injunction that blocked asylum seekers from being housed there.

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52 h. ago Asylum seekers can continue to be housed at Essex hotel after court challenge

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling which would have stopped 138 asylum seekers being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, beyond September 12.

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64 h. ago Ministers faced with fresh protests and legal battles after asylum hotel ruling

Three appeal judges described the previous judgment as ‘seriously flawed in principle’ and said the hotel could continue to be used to house migrants.

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69 h. ago Asylum seekers to stay at Epping hotel in bombshell court ruling as minister makes vow

The Court of Appeal overturned an interim injunction on housing asylum seekers at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, which risked plunging the asylum system into chaos

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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 Asylum seekers can stay at Epping hotel as government wins court appeal

A ruling made last week would have stopped 138 asylum seekers from being housed at the hotel beyond September 12

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3 d. ago Epping asylum hotel latest: Home Office wins appeal to house migrants at protest

The Court of Appeal found that the temporary injunction issued by the High Court included a ‘number of errors’

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3 d. ago Epping Bell Hotel LIVE: Bombshell court ruling due on asylum seekers' futures

Senior judges will today rule on whether to overturn a court ruling to block asylum seekers from being housed at Epping's Bell Hotel after a wave of protests this summer

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3 d. ago Judges to rule on bid to block asylum seekers being housed at hotel

A High Court ruling has been challenged.

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3 d. ago Temporary injunction blocking migrants from being housed at Epping hotel could spark further protests, Home Office claims ahead of make

Lawyers acting on behalf of the Government department are appealing against a temporary injunction granting the closure of the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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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 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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