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Asylum hotel protests latest: More anti-migrant demos underway as Government promises to overhaul appeals system

The Government plans to set up a new independent panel focused on asylum appeals to help reduce the backlog of 51,000 asylum appeals.

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2025

Women working for refugee charities facing ‘disgusting’ sexual comments from far-right agitators

Charities have warned staff not to wear lanyards and ID badges, and have had to provide workers with additional security

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025

Police braced for weekend of unrest as fresh wave of hotel protests clashes with Notting Hill Carnival

Anti-migrant protests are being advertised at 26 hotels housing asylum seekers as a million revellers are due to celebrate Notting Hill Carnival

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025

Badenoch urges Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels in court

Epping secured a temporary injunction blocking the use of the Essex town’s Bell Hotel as accommodation for asylum seekers on planning grounds.

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

Labour councils now want to shut down migrant hotels in wake of Epping injunction

Tamworth and Wirral councils, both controlled by Labour, have joined a number of Conservative and Reform UK-run councils in investigating whether they can mount legal challenges

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025

Is Labour really failing on immigration and asylum hotels?

Though the asylum backlog is at its lowest level since 2021, the government is still housing over 100,000 asylum seekers. A third of these are in hotels, which cost millions a day.

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

Is the UK One Step Closer To Shutting Down Migrant Hotels? Brits Celebrate Closure of Essex Hotel

The High Court has ordered the closure of a migrant hotel in Essex, sparking celebration among locals and raising fresh questions about the future of asylum accommodation across the UK.

International Business Times UK · Aug 20, 2025

Labour braced for wave of legal action over migrant hotels as immigration crisis deepens

Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice urged residents to protest outside more migrant hotels to force councils to take legal action to ban asylum seekers

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

Asylum Evictions Ordered After Violent Protests at Essex Hotel — What Happens Next for Migrants and the Community?

The Bell Hotel became the centre of a storm last month after a resident asylum-seeker, Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, was charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

International Business Times UK · Aug 20, 2025

Asylum hotel protests latest: Dozens of protesters face off as weekend of nationwide demonstrations begins

Government scrambles to draw up contingency plan as more councils indicate taking legal action

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025