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Epping Council applying to Supreme Court over asylum seekers at The Bell Hotel after legal challenge rejected

The legal challenge, which centred around migrants being housed at The Bell Hotel, was rejected by the Court of Appeal

Evening Standard

Epping Council refused permission to appeal ruling over asylum seekers at The Bell Hotel in Supreme Court

The Court of Appeal refused the application of the local authority in Essex to appeal to the higher court

Evening Standard

Yvette Cooper to suspend new refugee family reunion applications as she unveils asylum crackdown - live

Home secretary Yvette Cooper says the first asylum seekers to be returned to France under a new deal will begin later this month

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Awkward moment Nick Robinson reminds Chris Philp he opened Bell Hotel for asylum seekers

Nick Robinson reminded Chris Philp that he, as immigration minister under the Conservative government, opened up the use of the Bell Hotel in Epping for the use of housing asylum seekers during a live interview on BBC Radio 4 on Monday, 1 September.

The Independent UK

Reform UK accused by Cabinet minister of ‘whipping up anger’ over asylum hotels

But deputy leader Richard Tice said it is ‘ridiculous’ to suggest Reform has encouraged the violent scenes at some protests.

Evening Standard

Reform and Farage are making anger over migrant crisis worse, minister says

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Angry protests take place across the UK as migrant crisis deepens

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Five arrests after masked men attempt to enter hotel as asylum protests continue

Most demonstrations appeared to be peaceful as police braced for further protests over the weekend after a Court of Appeal ruling on Friday.

Evening Standard

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

UK government wins appeal over ruling that would have blocked migrants staying in Epping hotel

The government was particularly worried that the High Court decision could have been a catalyst for other similar decisions around the country, which would have thrown its policies for housing asylum-seekers into disarray.

Euronews

Government have ‘let down’ Epping residents over asylum hotel – council leader

Councillor Christopher Whitbread said he was ‘deeply disappointed’ after a Court of Appeal ruling on Friday.

Evening Standard

Starmer warned he must shut migrant hotels or face losing Labour voters to Reform

Labour grandee Lord Falconer tells PM to take action over migrant crisis after government won Court of Appeal challenge over Epping hotel

The Independent UK

The key events that led to the Epping asylum seeker injunction being overturned

A temporary injunction that was set to block asylum seekers from being housed at a hotel in Epping, Essex was overturned at the Court of Appeal.

The Independent UK

Home Office wins appeal to house asylum seekers at protest-plagued hotel

THE Home Office has won an appeal to overturn a temporary ban on housing asylum seekers at a hotel which has been plagued with far-right protests.

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Epping hotel protest leads to arrests after asylum ruling overturned

The local council has said it is ‘ruling nothing out’ following the Court of Appeal decision

The Independent UK

Home Office wins court appeal to keep asylum seekers at protest-hit Epping hotel - live

The Court of Appeal found that the temporary injunction issued by the High Court included a ‘number of errors’

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

The ‘one-off scheme’ which could see asylum hotels close next year

It would allow people from certain countries likely to be recognised as refugees temporary permission to stay

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‘I’m not a wild animal’, asylum seeker tells sexual assault trial

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu denies touching a teenager just days after arriving in the UK on a small boat.

Evening Standard

Alleged asylum seeker sex assault made woman ‘uncomfortable’, court hears

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu denies all five charges against him.

Evening Standard

Epping hotel migrant told girl, 14, she would make a 'good wife', court hears

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, is accused of attempting to kiss the teenager last month

The Independent UK

Epping migrant hotel resident told girl, 14, she would be good wife, court hears

The court heard Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu told his alleged victim he wanted to ‘have babies then… go to Kenya’.

The Independent UK

Asylum hotel protests latest: More anti-migrant demos underway as Government promises to overhaul appeals system

The Government plans to set up a new independent panel focused on asylum appeals to help reduce the backlog of 51,000 asylum appeals.

The Independent UK

Women working for refugee charities facing ‘disgusting’ sexual comments from far-right agitators

Charities have warned staff not to wear lanyards and ID badges, and have had to provide workers with additional security

The Independent UK

Police braced for weekend of unrest as fresh wave of hotel protests clashes with Notting Hill Carnival

Anti-migrant protests are being advertised at 26 hotels housing asylum seekers as a million revellers are due to celebrate Notting Hill Carnival

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