6 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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8 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

Politics

8 h. ago The £400 million asylum king who owns the Britannia Hotel and 17 other migrant hotels

The Canary Wharf Britannia Hotel is part of the chain owned by Alex Langsam, the man dubbed the ‘asylum king’

Economics

9 h. ago Buchenwald can refuse entry to people wearing Palestinian keffiyeh, German court rules

Court in Thuringia rejected woman’s request to enter concentration camp memorial while wearing the scarfA German court has ruled that a Nazi concentration camp memorial has the right to refuse entry to those wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh scarf.The higher administrative court in the eastern state of Thuringia on Wednesday rejected a request from a woman to be allowed entry to the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial while wearing a keffiyeh. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Migrant, 26, is found guilty of groping three women while riding bike to car wash job from his taxpayer

Qais Al-Aswad, 26, committed the attacks along the same bike path in Horley, Surrey over a three week period as cycled home from his job at a car wash.

Economics

10 h. ago The 'asylum king' who owns Canary Wharf Britannia migrant hotel

The Canary Wharf Britannia Hotel is part of the chain owned by Alex Langsam, the man dubbed the ‘asylum king’

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11 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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12 h. ago ICE ‘used popular chain hotel’ to detain migrants despite company pledging not to participate

‘Our hotels are not configured to be detention facilities, but to be open to guests and community members as well,’ the chain declared during Donald Trump’s first term

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12 h. ago Nigel Farage's migrant hotel demand slammed by husband of MP murdered by far right

Brendan Cox, whose Labour MP wife Jo was murdered in 2016, warned Nigel Farage's call for protests outside hotels across Britain 'will intimidate residents, stretch the police and could lead to violence'

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14 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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15 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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16 h. ago Voices: Politicians making mischief over asylum hotels are in for an unwelcome surprise

The Conservatives are revelling in the government’s turmoil following a court ruling to close a migrant hotel in Essex – but their double standards on the issue will come back and bite them, says Andrew Grice

Politics

17 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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18 h. ago Security minister refuses multiple times to outline alternative to asylum hotels

Labour is in turmoil after more councils consider launching legal challenges over the government’s use of asylum hotels.

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19 h. ago London commuter belt town is 'following Epping's path' to shut down migrant hotel after court injunction

Conservative-run Broxbourne Council said it was taking legal advice ‘as a matter of urgency’ over a migrant hotel in Cheshunt

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19 h. ago The simple loophole that could close the migrant hotel near you: Now MORE councils consider legal action to stop asylum seeker accommodation

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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19 h. ago Government working on contingency plans after ruling on Epping migrant hotel

Ministers are now bracing for further legal challenges from councils across the country.

Politics

21 h. ago Labour faces migrant hotel chaos as more councils consider launching legal action to ban asylum seekers

The Reform leader says his party’s 12 local councils will do ‘everything in their power to follow Epping’s lead’ and challenge the use of hotels to house asylum seekers

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21 h. ago Now MORE Councils weigh up legal action to stop asylum seekers being housed in migrant hotels after stunning 'victory' in High Court

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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26 h. ago Nigel Farage hails Epping Council's migrant hotel win 'a great victory' after weeks of anarchy following sex assault charge

Council leaders yesterday won the first stage of their battle to close the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on planning permission grounds after it became an epicentre of anti-immigration protests.

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