The move comes after the High Court granted Epping Forest District Council a temporary injunction over the Bell Hotel

PROTESTS against migrant hotels have broken out at 10 locations across the UK, as the Home Office launched a bid to appeal the landmark Epping ruling. Cities across the country are bracing for

Security Minister Dan Jarvis confirmed the Government intends to appeal a high court ruling ordering the Bell Hotel in Epping to close to asylum seekers - saying hotels must be closed in a 'managed' w

The government is seeking to intervene after Epping Forest District Council won an interim injunction to stop migrants from being housed at the Bell Hotel, following widespread protests.

R esidents in Epping have reacted to the news that asylum seekers could be moved out of a controversial hotel in their town. The Bell Hotel has been at the centre of divisions in Epping over the last month with protesters calling for the hotel to be closed.

The Government plans to appeal against a court ruling blocking the use of an Epping hotel to house asylum seekers

The Home Office will seek to appeal against the High Court's refusal to allow it to intervene in the case of a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Epping, security minister Dan Jarvis said.

The Bell Hotel became a flashpoint in recent months, with campaigners claiming it was unsuitable for asylum housing due to its location near five schools and a care home. Protests escalated into clashes with police, and demonstrators were arrested for public disorder, assault, and resisting officers.

Yesterday’s injunction granted to Epping Forest council giving the government three weeks to stop using the Bell Hotel for asylum seekers on planning grounds is not quite the slam-dunk that it looks.

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