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Asylum seekers removed from Essex hotel targeted by far right as Home Office ends contract

Bell hotel in Epping was scene of violent protests after asylum seeker living there sexually assaulted girl and woman

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Asylum seekers moved out of Epping hotel targeted by far-right protesters

Violent protests were sparked in Essex after an asylum seeker living in Epping hotel sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl

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All residents removed from Epping asylum seeker hotel after protests

Protests were held outside The Bell Hotel in Epping last year

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All residents removed from asylum hotel in Epping, says council

Last year, The Bell Hotel became the focus of protests after hotel resident Hadush Kebatu sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl.

Evening Standard

Two men guilty of being part of ‘violent mob’ at asylum hotel protest in Epping

Lee Gower, 43, and Phillip Curson, 53, joined originally peaceful demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel on July 17 last year.

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Police officer tells court of hostile environment at Epping asylum hotel protest

Chief Inspector Stuart Austin said police carriers were having their windscreens hit and wing mirrors torn off during the demonstrations.

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‘Violent mob’ at Epping asylum hotel protest attacked police, court hears

Lee Gower, 43, and Phillip Curson, 53, deny committing violent disorder during demonstrations outside The Bell Hotel in Essex on July 17.

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Deportation flight to Egypt cancelled after man swallows vape battery

Mitie, which is contracted by the Home Office to manage overseas deportations, said it was investigating the incident

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Twelve more prisoners in England and Wales released in error in last month

Justice secretary David Lammy says two are still at large but overall ‘trend is downwards’

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Twelve prisoners mistakenly freed in past month and two still at large – Lammy

Earlier data showed 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October 31 this year.

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Jails chaos: 12 more prisoners released by mistake in weeks and two still on the run, says David Lammy

The blunders take the total freed by error to more than 100 since April

Evening Standard

David Lammy says 91 prisoners freed in error in England and Wales since April

Justice secretary tells MPs as many as four may still be at large and blames previous governments’ cuts for mistakes

The Guardian - UK

Wrongful releases of 91 prisoners since April is ‘shocking’ – No 10

The data, released by the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, shows 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October 31 this year.

Evening Standard

Three prisoners a week set free by mistake since April, new figures show

An average of three prisoners a week have been wrongly set free in the last seven months

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More than 90 prisoners freed by mistake since April this year, figures show

It comes as Justice Secretary David Lammy is set to face questions from MPs over the issue.

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Three prisoners released by mistake every week, new figures show – as Lammy admits three inmates still at large

Downing Street says the statistics are ‘shocking’ and show a ‘failing criminal justice system’

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AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister

HMP Wandsworth gets ‘green light’ to use AI after team sent in to find ‘quick fixes’ after spate of mistakes

Evening Standard

Call for clarity on releases in error as prisoner mistakenly counted as at large

Robert Jenrick said he would ask David Lammy to make clear how many prisoners have been accidentally released and how many are still at large.

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Lisa Nandy defends David Lammy over prison release errors and scrutiny claims

The Culture Secretary said her Cabinet colleague had weighed up which detail to share in the Commons.

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Prisoner freed by mistake in March 2024 is still at large

Some 262 inmates were mistakenly let out in the year leading to March 2025

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Four more mistakenly-released prisoners at large – after manhunt for sex offender ends with arrest

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was arrested in Islington, north London, after being spotted by a member of the public

Evening Standard

David Lammy under growing pressure as new manhunt launched for foreign offender who strolled out of prison

Ola Abimbola, who is 21-year sentence for offences including kidnap, grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon in public, is being hunted by Sussex Police

Evening Standard

Manhunt continues for wrongly released prisoner as pressure mounts on Lammy

Police are still looking for Brahim Kaddour-Cherif who was mistakenly set free from HMP Wandsworth.

Evening Standard

Manhunt ongoing for mistakenly released prisoner Brahim Kaddour-Cherif

Sir Keir Starmer said that he was ‘angry and frustrated’ by ‘intolerable’ wrongful prisoner releases.

The Guardian - UK

Lammy says he was right not to discuss mistakenly freed prisoner at PMQs

Justice secretary says he did not have ‘all the detail’ at the time and there is ‘mountain to climb’ on prisons crisis

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