Hotel not right accommodation for asylum seekers
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The Bell Hotel in Epping, just outside of London, gets no new bookings, yet is full every night. That’s because, since 2020, it has been used by the government to help house the thousands of asylum seekers who arrive each year on England’s southern coast and become trapped in administrative limbo.
AROUND 30 migrant hotels are bracing for a wave of protests as campaigners are bolstered by this week’s landmark ruling. Unhappy residents are trying to push through a similar move to that
More councils are considering launching legal action against the use of hotels housing asylum seekers, as anti-racism campaigners plan a wave of counter-protests today.Hillingdon Council is the latest to indicate it is contemplating action following Epping Council’s High Court win,
Kemi Badenoch has been branded a “hypocrite” for calling for Conservative councils to challenge the use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers in their local areas. The Tory leader said in a letter on Wednesday that she was encouraging councils to take the same steps as Epping Forest District Council “if your legal advice supports it”.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage hailed the High Court decision in Epping as a ‘victory’ and said he hoped it ‘provides inspiration to others across the country’, while the shadow home secretary argued that residents have ‘every right to object’ to people being housed in their area.
A MIGRANT has been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting a man at the Bell Hotel – just weeks after fierce protests erupted outside. Mohammed Sharwarq, 32, who lives at the hotel in
Migrant hotels across the UK are at risk of closure after a High Court ruling threw the Government’s asylum plans into turmoil. Council leaders won a temporary injunction to close the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on Tuesday after it became a focus for anti-immigration protests. All asylum seekers must now leave the hotel by Sept 12.
Khadar Mohamed revealed that the residents living inside the Epping asylum hotel were 'living in pain and fear' every time protests were held outside the Bell Hotel