The Latest Breaking News from Nigel Farage

The former childminder, from Northampton, left HMP Peterborough on Thursday morning.

The wife of a Conservative councillor is understood to be doing limited media interviews a day after walking free from jail

Britain is grappling with its highest-ever number of asylum applications, official data showed Thursday, as a political storm brews over the temporary housing of thousands of migrants in hotels.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Following a High Court ruling, tens of thousands of migrants living in hotels around the country may need rehousing with near-immediate effect. But opposition politicians looking to point-score will only dial up tensions and make an already difficult situation for the police even more combustible

The High Court has ordered the closure of a migrant hotel in Essex, sparking celebration among locals and raising fresh questions about the future of asylum accommodation across the UK.

Conservative and Reform UK-led authorities have said they were looking at their options to take similar action to Epping Forest District Council.

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 with contingency plans for the migrants.

YOUR VIEWS: 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 seekers in limbo

COMMENT: Conservatives are revelling in the government’s turmoil following a court ruling to close a migrant hotel in Essex – but their double standards on the issue will come back and bite them, says Andrew Grice