Martin Ford 29 August 2025

Breaking: Epping asylum hotel injunction overturned

A temporary injunction banning use of the Bell Hotel in Epping to accommodate asylum seekers has been overturned.

Lord Justice Bean allowed appeals by the hotel owner and Home Office, and set aside the injunction at the Court of Appeal this afternoon.

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