4 h. 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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4 h. 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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5 h. ago Labour revolt on migrant hotels: After shock Epping court ruling, Left

Town hall leaders across the country said they are already looking to follow Epping Forest District Council and take legal action to prevent small boat arrivals being placed in local hotels.

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7 h. ago Explained: How much is the government paying to house asylum seekers in hotels?

With protests against the use of migrant hotels spreading across the country, there are fears that anger is being stoked by misinformation

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8 h. 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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8 h. ago Asylum seeker 'living in fear' as he begs hotel protesters to stop abusing him

Khadar Mohamed revealed that the residents living inside the Epping asylum hotel were 'living in pain and fear' every time protests were held outside the Bell Hotel

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10 h. ago Labour braced for wave of legal action over migrant hotels as immigration crisis deepens

Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice urged residents to protest outside more migrant hotels to force councils to take legal action to ban asylum seekers

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11 h. ago Haven responds after reports of asylum seekers being moved into holiday parks during summer breaks

The holiday company said there was 'no truth' to posts shared across social media

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13 h. ago Ken Loach in Edinburgh: Palestine Action ban is 'legal monstrosity'

The filmmaker posed with activists after an event at the Edinburgh International Film festival

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13 h. ago Councils across the country poised to close migrant hotels: Labour's policy in chaos...as minister admits they have no idea where they'll rehouse asylum seekers

Yesterday, council leaders won the first step in their bid to have The Bell Hotel closed, after Mr Justice Eyre ruled the establishment must stop housing asylum seekers by September 12.

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13 h. ago Tories deliberately trying to fuel hatred against asylum seekers, Yousaf says

The former Scottish first minister said Tories such as Robert Jenrick were ‘revising the old colonial lie’ that ‘people from the east’ are ‘savages’.

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14 h. ago Humza Yousaf slams Tories and warns 'blaming asylum seekers doesn't make women safer'

The former first minister said women were more at risk from predatory men who come from "every background" than asylum seekers

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14 h. ago Government’s deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants will ‘deter small boat arrivals’, says Starmer – UK politics live

Prime minister says ‘strengthened partnership with Iraq will secure our borders’ as more councils in England plan to challenge asylum hotelsTrain fares in England are now expected to rise by a higher-than-expected 5.8% next year, causing concern among passenger groups.Rail ticket increases are usually calculated by adding one percentage point to July’s inflation reading on the retail prices index (RPI), which came in 0.2 points above forecasts on Wednesday at 4.8%. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Have your say: Is Nigel Farage stirring up tensions over asylum seekers?

Some councils are aiming to block hotels from housing asylum seekers, leaving the Government scrambling to find alternatives for thousands of people. Nigel Farage is seizing the moment - but is he easing pressure on the system, or stoking tensions?

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14 h. 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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15 h. ago U.K. court grants injunction banning asylum seekers from London hotel

U.K. court grants injunction banning asylum seekers from London hotel  upi.com

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15 h. ago Epping hotel controversy: 13 councils to jump on ruling to remove asylum seekers

A wave of local authorities are vowing to block asylum seekers being housed in hotels after Epping Forest District council won a shock victory in the High Court following weeks of protests

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16 h. ago More councils in England plan to challenge asylum hotels after Essex ruling

Broxbourne council leader hopes to ‘go down same path’ as Epping, which has blocked people being housed in hotelCouncils across England are weighing up their own legal challenges after a high court ruling blocked people seeking asylum from being housed in an Essex hotel.The Conservative-run Broxbourne council in Hertfordshire said it was taking legal advice “as a matter of urgency” on whether it could follow the example of neighbouring Epping Forest district council, which applied successfully for an injunction to stop asylum seekers being accommodated at the Bell hotel in the town. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago How many asylum seekers are in UK hotels and why are they being housed there?

There have been protests in recent weeks outside some sites where asylum seekers are housed.

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16 h. ago Voices: So, where will we put asylum seekers now courts have backed the ‘not in my backyarders’?

The Epping verdict shows glaring issues with both planning consent and Nimbyism, writes Sean O’Grady. Whether economic migrants or refugees, anyone seeking asylum in the UK deserves respect and safety

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