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Epping Council loses permission to appeal ruling over asylum seekers at Bell Hotel
Epping Council has been denied the chance to appeal a ruling to the Supreme Court over asylum seekers being housed at the Bell Hotel.
The Essex hotel has become the focal point of protests, and counter-protests, in recent weeks after an asylum seeker staying there was charged with sexually assaulting a teenager. He denies the allegation.
Epping Forest District Council was last month granted a temporary injunction to stop asylum seekers from being housed at the accommodation - but this was overturned on Friday after legal challenges from the Home Office and the hotel's owner, Somani Hotels. The council has now said "no reasons were given" after its application for permission to appeal the most recent judgment was denied.
What is Labour doing on migration? A statement on its website said: "It is now open for the council to ask the Supreme Court itself for permission to appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal. "The council has consistently opposed the use of The Bell Hotel to place asylum-seekers, which is in breach of planning control and is against the interests of those living in, working in and using the area." Council leader Chris Whitbread said in a statement that Tuesday's decision was "wrong" and accused the Court of Appeal judges of putting "the secretary of state’s duties towards asylum seekers above those of the council to uphold the planning system".
Adding that "this is not the end of the matter.
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