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Where can asylum seekers go if they can't be housed in hotels?

Sky News Wednesday, 20 August 2025 ()
A High Court judge ruled that ministers can't use a hotel to house asylum seekers in Epping on Tuesday. The question now is where else the government can place them.
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Home Office Minister Dan Jarvis agrees with a High Court ruling to grant a temporary injunction to Epping Forest District Council to remove asylum seekers from The Bell Hotel in Essex, arguing “we don’t think hotels is the right accommodation solution for asylum seekers”. Report by Ajagbef....

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