Home Office in court fight to overturn injunction against use of Essex hotel for housing asylum seekers

The hotel has become a focal point for protests and counter-protests concerning migration

Protesters gathered outside the Park Hotel in Diss last month after the Home Office said it would remove migrant families and replace them with lone male asylum seekers.

The prime minister is under pressure to close asylum hotels after a series of violent protests

The Home Office’s bid to reverse a ban on asylum seekers staying at a hotel in Essex is due to be heard at the Court of Appeal.

Home Office in court fight to overturn injunction against use of Essex hotel for housing asylum seekers

Lawyers acting on behalf of the Government department are appealing against a temporary injunction granting the closure of the Bell Hotel in Epping.

Dozens of local authorities say they will seek legal advice on halting the use of hotels to house asylum seekers following the interim injunction granted to Epping Council

The Home Office appealed against an order blocking migrants from staying at an Essex hotel amid fears it would encourage similar action by other councils

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.

Police forces say they are ‘well prepared’ for new wave of protests as anti-migrant rallies are planned in 23 locations across the UK

In a victory for the Home Office , the Court of Appeal yesterday overturned an injunction ordering the removal of 138 migrants from the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.

Epping Forest District Council will decide on Monday whether it is set to take its battle over the Bell Hotel to the Supreme Court