Labour councils consider asylum hotel legal challenges

Joshua Nevett

Political reporter

PA File photo dated 27/07/25 of police officers ahead of a demonstration outside the former Bell Hotel in Epping. Epping Forest District Council is seeking an injunction at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Tuesday, stopping migrants from being accommodated at the former hotel in Epping, which is owned by Somani Hotels Ltd. Issue date: Tuesday August 19, 2025. PA Photo.PA

Some Labour councils have joined Conservative and Reform-run authorities in considering legal challenges against housing asylum seekers in hotels.

Earlier this week, the High Court granted Conservative-controlled…

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