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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

UK government wins appeal over ruling that would have blocked asylum-seekers staying in hotel

Britain Migrants Hotel - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Britain's Court of Appeal has overturned a temporary injunction that would have blocked asylum-seekers from being housed at a hotel northeast of London that has been the site of protests for weeks.

In a ruling Friday, the three-person panel backed the government's appeal after finding flaws made by a High Court judge last week. Under that ruling, the 138 asylum-seekers staying at the Bell Hotel in Epping would have had to leave by Sept. 12.

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