UK asylum hotel numbers rise amid legal and political debates
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Some Labour councils are considering legal action against housing asylum seekers in hotels, following a court ruling in favor of Epping Forest District Council, which halted asylum housing at the Bell Hotel due to protests and violence. The move reflects ongoing tensions over asylum accommodation, with Conservative and Reform UK councils also contemplating legal challenges, amid a broader debate on immigration and housing policies. The government aims to reduce hotel use for asylum seekers by 2029, but the issue remains contentious.
- Labour councils consider asylum hotel legal challenges BBC
- Number of asylum seekers in hotels up 8% in past year, but falls slightly since March, new data shows BBC
- Action to tackle number of asylum seekers coming to UK is important step to ‘restoring order’, says Cooper – UK politics live The Guardian
- A court ruling threatens to disrupt Britain’s asylum policy The Economist
- Asylum hotels latest: Number of migrants in hotels rises under Labour but deportations up by 25% The Independent
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