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Asylum Seekers to Be Removed From Essex Hotel as Council Granted Injunction
The injunction follows protests sparked by a sexual assault charge against a resident asylum seeker and cites breaches of planning rules, ordering the hotel to cease housing asylum seekers within 14 days.
- A High Court judge has granted a temporary injunction blocking asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping Forest.
- The Home Office's bid to intervene in the legal battle was rejected by the High Court.
- Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp stated, 'This ruling is a moment of relief for the people of Epping.'
- Nigel Farage remarked, 'This is a victory for the parents and concerned residents of Epping.
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Migrant hotel chaos as more councils to consider 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
The British court ordered the evacuation of the Bell Hotel in Epping, north of London, which houses asylum seekers. Last month, the indictment of one of its occupants for sexual assault on a minor had led to dozens of demonstrations across England, calling for the end of the accommodation of asylum seekers in hotels at the expense of the taxpayer. The court therefore accepted the request of the city council.
The Straits Times
ARY NewsUK council wins bid to move asylum seekers from hotel amid anti-immigration protests
LONDON - A British district council on Tuesday won its bid to have asylum seekers temporarily removed from a hotel that has become the focal point for protests after a resident was charged with sexual assault. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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