13 h. ago Permission for council to appeal over Epping hotel decision refused

The Bell Hotel in Epping became the focal point of several demonstrations and counter-protests in recent weeks.

Events

13 h. ago Council leader urges calm in Epping protests as schools return

The Bell Hotel in Epping became the focal point of several demonstrations and counter-protests in recent weeks.

Politics

14 h. ago Epping Council refused permission to appeal ruling over asylum seekers at The Bell Hotel in Supreme Court

The Court of Appeal refused the application of the local authority in Essex to appeal to the higher court

Events

31 h. ago Judge who ordered Epping hotel to stop housing migrants should have considered banning protests instead, Court of Appeal suggests

The court yesterday issued its full judgment on the case of The Bell Hotel in Epping, having overturned a High Court injunction that ordered the removal of asylum seekers.

Events

46 h. ago 'Eyesore' £18,000 mural Labour council painted without permission sparks war with locals who have branded it 'hideous'

Enfield Council, in north London, commissioned the brightly coloured To Autumn artwork on the side of Enfield Town Library, claiming it celebrates local culture.

Economics

58 h. ago Three arrested after Epping hotel protesters march on council offices

Around 200 people gathered outside the Epping Forest District Council building where a woman climbed the steps and unfurled a Union flag.

Events

3 d. 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.

Events

3 d. ago Migrant hotels fightback grows: Now 19 councils vow to take legal action to kick asylum seekers out of accommodation as furious protests spread across country

On Saturday, the number of councils promising to fight back against the Court of Appeal's decision surrounding The Bell Hotel in Epping continued to grow.

Events

3 d. 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.

Events

3 d. ago Starmer warned he must shut migrant hotels or face losing Labour voters to Reform

Labour grandee Lord Falconer tells PM to take action over migrant crisis after government won Court of Appeal challenge over Epping hotel

Events

3 d. ago Labour must act to close asylum hotels or face Reform poll gains, ex

Charlie Falconer says government was right to challenge Epping hotel ruling but now has to ‘move forward’A former Labour justice secretary has warned that Reform UK will continue to rise in opinion polls unless the government moves faster to close hotels housing people seeking asylum.On Friday, the government won a court of appeal challenge against an injunction by Epping Forest district council that would have resulted in 130 asylum seekers being moved out of the Bell hotel. In recent weeks the hotel has become the focus of repeated protests, some of which have been orchestrated by far-right extremists and have turned violent. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Epping hotel protest leads to arrests after asylum ruling overturned

The local council has said it is ‘ruling nothing out’ following the Court of Appeal decision

Events

4 d. ago Being told the human rights of asylum seekers trump those of residents will haunt Labour: SIR MICHAEL ELLIS

The Home Secretary may today be celebrating after the Court of Appeal ruling 140 male asylum seekers can remain at the Epping hotel at the centre of anti-immigrant protests (pictured).

Politics

4 d. ago Labour 'is taking side of migrants over Britons' as judges allow Home Office appeal on controversial Epping asylum hotel

In a victory for the Home Office, the Court of Appeal overturned an injunction ordering the removal of migrants from the Bell Hotel in Epping. MPs and the local council reacted furiously to the decision.

Events

4 d. ago Migrant hotel fightback: Defiant councils 'still planning to take legal action against Government' despite Home Office winning crucial Epping appeal

More than a dozen defiant councils are still planning on taking legal action against the Government despite the Home Office winning an appeal against the closure of an asylum seeker hotel in Epping. 

Society

4 d. ago Protesters gather outside hotels housing asylum seekers after court ruling

One protester said she felt the Court of Appeal ruling could lead to ‘civil unrest’.

Events

4 d. ago Asylum hotels must still be emptied – but in an orderly fashion

Editorial: Accommodating those who must wait for the Home Office to work through a backlog of claims will inevitably risk unpopularity. But now the government has won its appeal against the closure of one protest-hit Epping hotel, Yvette Cooper must be allowed to proceed with phasing out their widespread use by the end of the parliament

Events

4 d. ago Fury as judges overturn High Court order to clear asylum seekers from Epping's Bell Hotel

The local council has said it is ‘ruling nothing out’ following the Court of Appeal decision

Events

4 d. ago Government have ‘let down’ Epping residents over asylum hotel – council leader

Councillor Christopher Whitbread said he was ‘deeply disappointed’ after a Court of Appeal ruling on Friday.

Politics

4 d. ago 'We feel abandoned': Furious Epping residents vow to continue protests after Home Office wins appeal against migrant hotel closure

The Home Office and Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, today successfully overturned a High Court ruling ordering them to remove all 138 residents.

Society