Councils across the country are considering legal challenges against government decisions to house asylum seekers in hotels, creating turmoil within Labour. Security minister Dan Jarvis declined to specify alternatives when questioned on BBC Radio 4, saying hotels will not be used because of the party's commitment and that authorities will instead use a range of other, more appropriate accommodation. Epping Forest District Council obtained a temporary High Court injunction to stop asylum seekers being housed at an Essex hotel, citing violent protests and describing the site as a "feeding ground for unrest." Labour pledged to end hotel use for asylum seekers by 2029, replacing it with government housing and measures to tackle small boat crossings.
Labour is in turmoil after more councils consider launching legal challenges over the government's use of asylum hotels. Security minister Dan Jarvis repeatedly failed to outline an alternative to asylum hotels, when he appeared on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday (20 August). It won't be hotels because of the commitment that we've made, and therefore it will have to be a range of other, more appropriate accommodation, said Mr Jarvis.
Epping Forest District Council won a temporary High Court injunction on Tuesday, preventing asylum seekers from being housed at an Essex hotel, citing it had become a "feeding ground for unrest" after violent protests. Labour had promised it would end the use of hotels for asylum seekers by 2029, replacing them with government housing and tackling small boat crossings.
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