Political leanings of two judges involved in Epping migrant hotel case - and who they sided with
Friday, 29 August 2025 () The Appeal Court judge who ruled in favour of Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in the Epping migrant hotel case is a long-standing Labour supporter.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says she “welcomes the guidance” where police forces have been told to share suspects' ethnicity and nationality with the public. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper watches a demonstration of live facial recognition technology outside the Cardiff City Stadium in Wales. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Yvette Cooper insists there will be "safeguards and protections" governing the use of live facial recognition by police forces in England and Wales, following fears that its deployment could infringe people’s right to privacy. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says “we want every community to know now they have a named police officer, contactable for their area” as part of the government’s increase in community officers across England and Wales. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling which blocked the use of The Bell Hotel in Epping to house asylum seekers. Lord Justice Bean said decisions on accommodation must take account the government's legal duty to support asylum seekers.
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Care Minister Stephen Kinnock defended the government’s decision to appeal a ruling against the use of a hotel in Epping to house asylum seekers, saying it has a legal duty to prevent people from becoming destitute.
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A temporary injunction that would have blocked asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, has been overturned at the Court of Appeal. Sky News
41-year-old asylum seeker Hadush Kebatu arrives at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Epping. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Anti-immigration protesters and pro-migrant groups clashed in London and Manchester, with police making multiple arrests amid rising tensions. Demonstrators outside a London hotel housing asylum..
The Appeal Court judge who ruled in favour of Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in the Epping migrant hotel case is a long-standing Labour supporter. Sky News Also reported by •Bristol Post
Friday, 29 August 2025 ()
The Appeal Court judge who ruled in favour of Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in the Epping migrant hotel case is a long-standing Labour supporter.
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Asylum seekers will be allowed to stay at a hotel in Epping, after the Court of Appeal overturned a previous ruling from the High Court. The decision from the...
The Appeal Court judge who ruled in favour of Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in the Epping migrant hotel case is a long-standing Labour supporter.
The Court of Appeal quashed an injunction issued last week by the High Court
