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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

London commuter belt town is 'following Epping's path' to shut down migrant hotel after court injunction

A London commuter belt town has confirmed it is considering its own legal action against the Home Office over migrant hotels after a High Court temporarily blocked asylum seekers being housed in Epping.

Conservative-run Broxbourne Council said it was taking legal advice “as a matter of urgency” about whether it could take similar action to Epping Forest District Council.

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