Council continues legal bid against asylum hotel
Summary
Epping Forest District Council is continuing its legal action to try to stop asylum seekers from staying at Epping's Bell Hotel. The council is appealing a High Court decision that rejected their request to close the hotel. The legal costs of their actions will be announced soon.Key Facts
- Epping Forest District Council is appealing a court decision about the Bell Hotel.
- The High Court ruled against the council's request to close the hotel to asylum seekers.
- Chris Whitbread, the council leader, said most councillors agreed to continue the legal process.
- The Home Office plans to shut down asylum hotels gradually.
- Epping became a center for protests after an asylum seeker was accused and jailed for a crime.
- An interim injunction to close the hotel was overturned by the Court of Appeal earlier this summer.
- The council held a private meeting to discuss the legal case, and the costs will be made public soon.
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