Councils across England are poised to take legal action to remove asylum seekers from hotels in their areas. It follows the High Court granting a district council a temporary injunction to block asylum seekers from lodging at The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.All 10 councils controlled by Reform UK will “do everything in their power to follow Epping’s lead”, the party’s leader Nigel Farage said. A Conservative-run council in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, also said it is considering taking similar action. Border Security Minister Dame Angela Eagle said the government will “continue working with local authorities and communities to address legitimate concerns”.Writing in the Telegraph, Farage urged people “concerned about the threat posed by young undocumented males living in local hotels” to “follow the example of the town in Essex” in peaceful protest. The judge in the case ruled in favour of Epping Forest District Council after it argued that the hotel had become a public safety risk, as well as a breach of planning law.Dan Jarvis, Minister of State for Security, told the BBC the government had “never thought that hotels were an appropriate source of accommodation for asylum seekers” and it was looking at “contingency options” for relocating the asylum seekers currently housed at The Bell Hotel.He told BBC Breakfast that it was up to local councils to decide on whether to pursue similar legal action, but stressed that there were “quite specific circumstances” in the Epping case.”The basis of the legal case was around a planning matter,” he added.Tory-run Broxbourne Council was the first local authority to declare it was seeking legal advice after the ruling “as a matter of urgency about whethe …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnCouncils across England are poised to take legal action to remove asylum seekers from hotels in their areas. It follows the High Court granting a district council a temporary injunction to block asylum seekers from lodging at The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.All 10 councils controlled by Reform UK will “do everything in their power to follow Epping’s lead”, the party’s leader Nigel Farage said. A Conservative-run council in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, also said it is considering taking similar action. Border Security Minister Dame Angela Eagle said the government will “continue working with local authorities and communities to address legitimate concerns”.Writing in the Telegraph, Farage urged people “concerned about the threat posed by young undocumented males living in local hotels” to “follow the example of the town in Essex” in peaceful protest. The judge in the case ruled in favour of Epping Forest District Council after it argued that the hotel had become a public safety risk, as well as a breach of planning law.Dan Jarvis, Minister of State for Security, told the BBC the government had “never thought that hotels were an appropriate source of accommodation for asylum seekers” and it was looking at “contingency options” for relocating the asylum seekers currently housed at The Bell Hotel.He told BBC Breakfast that it was up to local councils to decide on whether to pursue similar legal action, but stressed that there were “quite specific circumstances” in the Epping case.”The basis of the legal case was around a planning matter,” he added.Tory-run Broxbourne Council was the first local authority to declare it was seeking legal advice after the ruling “as a matter of urgency about whethe …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
