More councils in England plan to challenge asylum hotels after Essex ruling
by Aletha Adu Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZEAD)
Broxbourne council leader hopes to go down same path' as Epping, which has blocked people being housed in hotel
Councils across England are weighing up their own legal challenges after a high court ruling blocked people seeking asylum from being housed in an Essex hotel.
The Conservative-run Broxbourne council in Hertfordshire said it was taking legal advice as a matter of urgency" on whether it could follow the example of neighbouring Epping Forest district council, which applied successfully for an injunction to stop asylum seekers being accommodated at the Bell hotel in the town.
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