US EditionEpping Council loses permission to appeal ruling over asylum seekers at Bell Hotel
The council's appeal rejection follows a Court of Appeal decision overturning an initial High Court win in its effort to close The Bell Hotel for asylum seekers.
- Epping Forest District Council's request for permission to take the Bell Hotel case to the Supreme Court has been declined by the Court of Appeal.
- The refusal comes after the Home Office and Somani Hotels successfully appealed to the Court of Appeal, which overturned a High Court interim injunction that had prevented the accommodation of 138 asylum seekers at the hotel.
- The leader of Epping Forest District Council, Chris Whitbread, noted that while opinions vary, the majority of local people appear to back the decision to shut the Bell Hotel following recent disturbances and ongoing twice-weekly protests.
- Whitbread expressed disagreement with the Court of Appeal’s ruling that lifted the temporary injunction requiring the closure of the Bell Hotel and noted that the final hearing on the injunction is scheduled for early October.
- The council is exploring all possible avenues, such as applying to the Supreme Court for permission to appeal, while urging protest organizers to act with restraint as schools reopen this week.
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Holly Whitbread is Ward Councillor for Epping West and Rural (where the Bell Hotel is located) and the Cabinet Member for Finance and Economic Development. Friday’s Court of Appeal judgment overturning the interim injunction against the owners of the Bell Hotel is deeply disappointing for the people of Epping Forest. Perhaps the most shocking moment of the case came when the Government’s legal representatives argued that the rights of asylum see…
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