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

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

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

Chaos facing Starmer comes after council granted temporary injunction blocking migrants from being housed at The Bell Hotel

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

Our community is divided on the Epping asylum hotel ruling. While some see it as long-overdue recognition of local concerns, others warned it rewards unrest and leaves asylum…

EPPING: Britain’s government was considering Wednesday whether to appeal a court ruling blocking the housing of asylum seekers in a flashpoint hotel, as it scrambled to come up…

Broxbourne council leader hopes to ‘go down same path’ as Epping, which has blocked people being housed in hotel

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

Injunction to remove people from Essex hotel leads to government considering other housing options

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

Government scrambles to draw up contingency plan as more councils indicate taking legal action

The security minister said the government would close all asylum hotels by the end of parliament, but it must be done ‘in a managed and ordered way’

Security minister says Labour will close asylum hotels by the end of this parliament but it needs to be done ‘in a managed and ordered way’