Epping Forest district council is granted temporary injunction to stop migrants from being housed in Bell Hotel

Decision comes after Home Office warns injunction could put the asylum hotel scheme at risk

Epping district council had cited disruption and safety concerns, as well as alleged breach of planning law

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Epping Forest district council is granted temporary injunction to stop migrants from being housed in Bell Hotel

LONDON: A UK judge on Tuesday blocked asylum seekers from being housed at a hotel in a town which has witnessed violent protests, dealing a blow to the government. The high court…

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

Court ruling closing down Bell Hotel has thrown the Government’s wider asylum plans into turmoil

The British government's migration strategy was upended after a court allowed a challenge by a London-area council seeking to evict asylum seekers from a hotel.

A controversial ruling on Epping’s protest-hit hotel may pave the way for other councils