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

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.

Well, that’s what I deduce from the fact that Epping Forest District Council has been granted a temporary High Court injunction blocking the Home Office from housing migrants at The Bell Hotel – a recent epicentre for anti-migration protests that have ...

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”.

Lawyers say the High Court ruling is likely to serve as a legal and procedural benchmark, shaping how migrant accommodation is managed