Epping hotel can continue to house asylum seekers, high court rules

<p>Local council unsuccessful in stopping use of Bell hotel in Essex, which became a flashpoint for protests this summer</p><p>Asylum seekers can continue to be housed at an Essex hotel that became a flashpoint for anti-immigration protests during the summer, the high court has ruled.</p><p>Lawyers for the local district council had sought a permanent injunction against the current use of the Bell hotel in Epping, arguing at the high court that it was a “feeding ground for unrest and protest”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/11/epping-hotel-asylum-seekers-high-court-bell-hotel">Continue reading...</a>