The Home Office has won its appeal against the closure of the Bell Hotel in Epping for asylum seekers, we’ve just heard from the Court of Appeal.
This means asylum seekers will stay in the lodgings in Essex past 12 September.
Last week, an initial court ruling centred on the change in use of the premises without consent from the local authority.
But after the Home Office argued its case – which involved stating it had the right to appeal – judges have backed the government’s side.
Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-starmer-labour-badenoch-small-boats-farage-reform-12593360
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