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Masked men attempt to enter London asylum hotel as angry protests take place across UK after Epping ruling

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

The Independent UK

Labour must act to close asylum hotels or face Reform poll gains, ex-minister warns

Charlie Falconer says government was right to challenge Epping hotel ruling but now has to ‘move forward’

The Guardian - UK

Labour won the legal battle over asylum hotels, but the right is running the story

Ruling has bought government time to plan closures but Farage and Tories have more fuel for their grievances

The Guardian - UK

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Epping hotel asylum case: what has the court of appeal decided and why?

Temporary injunction has been set aside but council’s challenge will still proceed to a trial

The Guardian - UK

Epping asylum seeker hotel injunction overturned at Court of Appeal

Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, challenged a temporary injunction at the Court of Appeal.

Evening Standard

Asylum seekers to remain at Epping hotel after court of appeal revokes ban

Judges say decision to allow injunction was ‘seriously flawed’ and contained several ‘errors in principle’

The Guardian - UK

Minister: Disorderly discharge from asylum hotels could put migrants on streets

Somani Hotels – which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping – and the Home Office are seeking to challenge a High Court ruling.

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Police confront protesters outside Epping migrant hotel as judges to rule on injunction appeal

Dozens of demonstrators marched on The Bell Hotel on Thursday evening as police formed a line outside the building

Evening Standard

Police warn protesters not to travel to Epping after asylum hotel ruling – as it happened

Home Office and Bell hotel owner challenged injunction granted to council that would have stopped dozens of asylum seekers being housed there

The Guardian - UK

Court of Appeal to rule on Epping asylum seeker injunction challenge

Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, and the Home Office are seeking to challenge a High Court ruling.

Evening Standard

Asylum ban at Essex hotel may incite future demonstrations, court hears

Home Office and the Bell hotel owners are challenging Epping Forest council’s injunction to stop 138 asylum seekers being housed

The Guardian - UK

Court of Appeal to rule on Epping asylum seeker injunction challenge on Friday

Lord Justice Bean, Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Lord Justice Cobb are due to hand down their ruling at 2pm on Friday.

Evening Standard

Epping asylum seeker injunction could spark more protests, Court of Appeal told

The Home Office and Somani Hotels is asking the Court of Appeal to overturn a temporary block on asylum seekers being housed at the Bell Hotel.

Evening Standard

Man whose arrest sparked asylum hotel protests tells court he did not touch girls

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu denies sexually assaulting two teenagers and a woman in Epping last month

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The Guardian - UK

Epping asylum hotel resident told girls he wanted to have babies with them, court hears

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu accused of sexual assault and harassment against two 14-year-olds and another woman

The Guardian - UK

Home Office promises ‘big surge’ in asylum hotel closures in new year

Angela Eagle accuses other parties of offering ‘fag packet plans’ as ministers face mounting pressure on immigration

The Guardian - UK

Home Office to overhaul asylum appeals system as it tries to clear claims backlog

Yvette Cooper to introduce new system of ‘professional adjudicators’ to hear appeals by rejected asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

‘A dangerous moment’: the emboldening of Britain’s far right

In a summer of anti-migrant rallies, flags and nationalistic rhetoric, observers warn there is a lack of government voices pushing back

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The Guardian - UK

Members of far-right party organising asylum hotel protests across UK, Facebook posts show

Activists from Homeland party, which split from Patriotic Alternative, set up groups to spread protests beyond Epping

The Guardian - UK

Protests expected at asylum hotels across UK as tensions mount

Anti-migrant demonstrations expected on Friday and Saturday, while councils investigate legal challenges against hotels

The Guardian - UK

Action to tackle number of asylum seekers coming to UK is important step to ‘restoring order’, says Cooper – as it happened

Home secretary responds to statistics showing rise in number of people housed in hotels in UK, saying Labour has overseen increased numbers of returns of asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re seen as criminals’: Epping hotel asylum seekers facing limbo after court ruling

Hardening public attitudes and far-right aggression have left Bell hotel’s inhabitants fearful despite hopes of integrating

The Guardian - UK

Far-right anger over asylum hotels is destroying the very idea of refuge – and that’s probably the goal

The court ruling on the Bell hotel does not just legitimise anti-immigrant sentiment; it also risks erasing a whole category of people, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

More councils in England plan to challenge asylum hotels after Essex ruling

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

The Guardian - UK

Government’s deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants will ‘deter small boat arrivals’, says Starmer – as it happened

Prime minister says ‘strengthened partnership with Iraq will secure our borders’ as more councils in England plan to challenge asylum hotels

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