A temporary injunction to block asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping has been overturned by the Court of Appeal.
Senior judges tore into a previous legal ruling that would have stopped the Bell Hotel in Epping being used to put up migrants and overturned the ruling that would have forced them out by September 12.
Lord Justice Bean, sitting with Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Lord Justice Cobb, said the Home Office was also granted the right to appeal as the previous judge made an “erroneous” decision not to let the department be involved.
It comes after the local council won a temporary injunction to shut the hotel to asylum seekers in the wake of widespread protests.
Keir Starmer has vowed to close all asylum hotels by 2029, but the Home Office says the process must be carefully managed – with the original decision triggering concerns it could pave the way for bids from other councils across the country.
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