LONDON, Aug 22 (AFP): The UK government said Friday it would appeal a court ruling blocking it from housing asylum seekers in a flashpoint hotel, as public discontent grows over accommodation for migrants.
The announcement came before a wave of protests and counter-protests expected later Friday and in the coming days outside many asylum-seeker hotels around the country.
Latest official data showed there were 32,345 asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels at the end of March.
A total of 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to June 2025 -- the highest number ever.
The figures come as Prime Minister Keir Starmer struggles to stem rising support for a hard-right party led by anti-immigrant firebrand Nigel Farage.
His Reform UK campaigners are tapping into anger over record numbers of undocumented migrants making the dangerous crossing of the Channel from France to England in small boats.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis said the government would appeal against Tuesday's high court decision granting a temporary injunction to stop migrants from staying at the Bell Hotel in Epping, northeast of London.
UK gov to challenge court block on migrant hotel
FE Team | Published: August 22, 2025 23:32:36
UK gov to challenge court block on migrant hotel
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