UK government to appeal against Epping asylum hotel ruling

Friday, 22 August 2025 (10 hours ago)
Move follows High Court decision to grant an Essex council a temporary injunction

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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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