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Asylum hotel court ruling poses real danger for government - but they also smell dirty tricks

Sky News Tuesday, 19 August 2025 ()
Asylum hotel court ruling poses real danger for government - but they also smell dirty tricks"It's an interesting moment," was how one government source described the High Court ruling that will force an Essex hotel to be emptied of asylum seekers within weeks.
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News video: Home Office to appeal decision to move asylum seekers

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The Home Office will appeal the High Court's refusal to allow it to intervene in the case of a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Epping, but says it remains committed to ultimately closing the hotel. Home Office Minister Dan Jarvis said they are "clearing up the mess of the previous government"...

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