Starmer warned he must shut migrant hotels or face losing Labour voters to Reform
Keir Starmer given stark warning over asylum hotel crisis
- The Court of Appeal has overturned an injunction that would have prevented asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping.
- Judges ruled that allowing the injunction would have significant consequences for the government's duty to house asylum seekers and could encourage other councils to seek similar bans.
- Labour grandee Lord Falconer urged his party to take decisive action on the migrant crisis, supporting the government's court victory but stressing the need to close asylum hotels.
- Epping Forest District Council, which initially secured the injunction, is considering an appeal to the Supreme Court, while protesters have vowed to hold regular demonstrations.
- The ruling highlights the ongoing challenge of housing asylum seekers, with over 32,000 individuals accommodated in UK hotels by the end of June.