46 m. 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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91 m. ago The real difficulty ministers face is that the Epping hotel judgment is a clean and fair application of the law: ANDREW TETTENBORN

The Government's immigration policy of putting asylum seekers in hotels in some of the less well-off parts of the country has received a major blow

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2 h. ago Labour's migrant hotels policy is in disarray: Asylum seekers are stunned as Epping Council wins legal battle to move them out

The High Court ruling gives The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, just 24 days to close after it became the focus of violent protests.

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2 h. ago Migrant hotel chaos as more councils to 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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3 h. ago Government strikes returns deal with Iraq in latest bid to deter small boats

The agreement signed during a visit to the UK by Iraq’s deputy prime minister will allow for the ‘swift’ return of failed asylum seekers.

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8 h. ago Government ‘does not have a plan’ to accommodate asylum seekers – council leader

Chris Whitbread was speaking after Epping Forest council was granted an injunction blocking asylum seekers from being housed at a local hotel.

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9 h. ago UK fails to stop removal of asylum seekers from Essex hotel at centre of immigration debate

Local authority injunction ruling may lead to more councils seeking to shut down hotels that house migrants

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9 h. ago ‘A victory for mums and dads’ as asylum seekers to be removed from Essex hotel

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch hits out at Labour for ‘putting young male illegal immigrants’ in towns

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9 h. ago Asylum seekers blocked from hotel after massive protests erupt

Epping Forest Council has won its battle to stop migrants being housed at the Bell Hotel after violent protests left eight cops injured.

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9 h. ago Epping migrant hotel is set to CLOSE as council wins legal battle following weeks of anarchy after resident was charged with sexual assault

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

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10 h. ago Asylum seekers to be removed from Essex hotel as council granted injunction

Epping Forest District Council had asked a judge to issue an interim injunction stopping migrants from being accommodated at the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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10 h. ago Epping migrant hotel set to CLOSE after council wins legal battle for temporary injunction, despite Home Office claiming it would breach asylum seekers' human rights

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

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10 h. ago Epping council wins High Court fight to evict asylum seekers from hotel as judge grants bombshell injunction

Asylum seekers will be moved from the Bell Hotel within 28 days thanks to the High Court order

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11 h. ago Epping Bell Hotel blocked from housing asylum seekers after protests erupt

Epping Forest District Council has been succesful in blocking migrants from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping following a series of violent protests which left at least eight officers injured

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11 h. ago Asylum seekers set to be removed from Essex hotel as council granted injunction

Epping Forest District Council had asked a judge to issue an interim injunction stopping migrants from being accommodated at the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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12 h. ago Epping migrant hotel court battle takes dramatic twist as Home Secretary makes last

High Court hears an injunction would have a ‘substantial impact’ on the Home Secretary’s statutory duty to house asylum seekers

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12 h. ago Home secretary intervenes to try to halt bid to ban asylum seekers at protest

Yvette Cooper is attempting to ‘derail’ court process, council tells High Court judge

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18 h. ago Second arrest after protest outside former hotel housing asylum seekers

Police Scotland have confirmed a second arrest following Saturday’s protest.

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19 h. ago New asylum seeker dispersal centre in market town to house up to 35 people

The local MP said speculation about the centre had caused 'confusion and alarm' within the community

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27 h. ago Scrapping of audit watchdog for English councils ‘led to soaring costs and chaos’

High critical report finds that instead of promised annual saving of £100m, fees have rocketed amid financial crisisDavid Cameron’s “bonfire of the quangos” decision to abolish England’s council spending watchdog has left a broken system that is costing taxpayers more money than it was promised to save.In a highly critical report, academics at the University of Sheffield said the coalition government of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had promised savings of £100m a year by abolishing the Audit Commission. Continue reading...

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