Court rules asylum seekers can stay at Epping hotel

On the face of it, the decision by appeal court judges to allow asylum seekers to remain at the Bell Hotel in Epping is a victory for the Home Office.

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Today's ruling should give the government more time to fulfill its promise to move asylum seekers out of hotels.

So is immigration policy now being driven by street protest, the courts or the government - or a mixture of all three?

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