#asylum-accommodation

#asylum-accommodation

Hotels housing asylum seekers became a lightning rod this summer for political and community tensions over illegal migration, and over the dramatic increase in the number of migrants arriving in Britain on small boats. Large numbers of people are still being housed in these hotels, though the government has promised to end the practice by the end of this parliament, in 2029.

Lawyers for the local district council had sought a permanent injunction against the current use of the Bell hotel in Epping, arguing at the high court that it was a feeding ground for unrest and protest. The application was opposed by the property's owner, Somani Hotels, while the Home Office also intervened in the case, arguing that the closure of asylum hotels must be structured and gradual.

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

We've deployed a military planning team into Border Security Command and the Home Office to look at military and non-military sites, about where we can help build temporary but adequate accommodation that enables us to transfer those folks from asylum hotels into that temporary accommodation so we can close even more hotels. We've closed 25 in the last year, but the Prime Minister is clear he wants every single one of them closed.

"careful consideration"

Kevin 'Boxer' Moran has defended his decision to withdraw from legal action against the State, stating that accusations of hypocrisy are merely cheap political point-scoring by councillors.