US EditionThree Arrested After Epping Hotel Protesters March on Council Offices
Approximately 200 protesters opposed housing 140 asylum seekers at The Bell Hotel following a recent court ruling; three arrests were made for breaches of police orders, Essex Police said.
- On Sunday, protesters again gathered outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, where around 200 demonstrators assembled and a woman climbed the Epping Forest District Council building steps to unfurl a Union flag.
- The Court of Appeal's decision followed a Government legal victory on Friday, allowing 138 asylum seekers to remain at the Bell Hotel despite an earlier injunction amid local tensions.
- Essex Police enacted a dispersal order requiring the protest to end by 20:00 with bans on offensive banners and used a Section 60AA order to permit face-covering removal while detaining violators of Section 14 orders.
- At least 19 councils have signalled legal action after the ruling, with local residents vowing to withhold council tax and Epping Forest District Council considering a Supreme Court appeal.
- National demonstrations have accompanied heated local debate over asylum hotels, sparking protests in Newcastle, Falkirk, Aberdeen, Gloucester and London while people housed at the Epping asylum hotel welcomed the ruling.
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Nick Robinson reminds Chris Philp he opened Bell Hotel for asylum seekers
Nick Robinson reminded Chris Philp that he, as immigration minister under the Conservative government, opened up the use of the Bell Hotel in Epping for the use of housing asylum seekers during a live interview on BBC Radio 4 on Monday, 1 September. Labour’s use of asylum hotels has led to widespread protests over the summer. Asylum seekers were moved into hotels during the coronavirus pandemic. “Who was the minister who opened the Bell Hotel to…
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