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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Pan Pylas and Brian Melley

Court ruling complicates UK government’s efforts to house asylum seekers

The dilemma of how to house asylum seekers in Britain got more challenging for the government after a landmark court ruling this week motivated opponents to fight hotels used as accommodation.

Politicians on the right capitalized on a temporary injunction that blocked housing asylum seekers in a hotel in Epping, on the outskirts of London, to encourage other communities to also go to court.

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