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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Kevin Rawlinson

Asylum ban at Essex hotel may incite future demonstrations, court hears

Police officers outside The Bell Hotel
Police officers outside the Bell hotel in Epping. Three senior judges are due to make a ruling on Friday. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

A ban on housing asylum seekers at a protest-hit hotel would have a “serious impact” on the government’s ability to house refugees and could incite further demonstrations, the court of appeal has heard.

The Home Office and the owners of the Bell hotel in Essex have launched an appeal against the temporary injunction granted to Epping Forest district council (EFDC) last week.

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