Care Minister Stephen Kinnock defended the government’s decision to appeal a ruling against the use of a hotel in Epping to house asylum seekers, saying it has a legal duty to prevent people from becoming destitute.
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Care Minister Stephen Kinnock said the government is preparing contingency options, including using disused military sites, warehouses and offices. It comes as the government appeals a court ruling preventing asylum seekers from being housed in a hotel in Epping, with concerns other councils could follow.
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Care Minister Stephen Kinnock welcomed the removal of job adverts for floristry and hairdressing tutors at Heathrow’s immigration detention centre, calling them “excessive and unnecessary.”
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Health Minister Stephen Kinnock says the government proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist group following attacks on Jewish-owned shops and a UK military base, warning that supporting the group carries consequences.
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Health Minister Stephen Kinnock says 100 new diagnostic centres are now open across England, helping to ease hospital pressure and speed up diagnoses for patients.
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The Appeal Court judge who ruled in favour of Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in the Epping migrant hotel case is a long-standing Labour supporter. Sky News
The Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling which blocked the use of The Bell Hotel in Epping to house asylum seekers. Lord Justice Bean said decisions on accommodation must take account the government's legal duty to support asylum seekers.
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A temporary injunction that would have blocked asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, has been overturned at the Court of Appeal. Sky News
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has continued his calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. It comes as Mr Lammy confirmed the UK also intends to recognise Palestine as an independent state. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp clashed with the criticsed Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in the House of Commons on Monday during a statement on the asylum crisis. Mr Philp said: "29,003 illegal immigrants crossed the English channel, that is the worst year in history. This government is failing and everyone can see it".
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced a major crackdown on refugees bringing family members into the UK. Ms Cooper said the government is bringing forward new immigration rules "this week". Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Football fans react as Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak looks set to complete a deadline-day move to Liverpool for a British transfer record fee. The deal is reportedly worth around £125million.
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has vowed to end the use of asylum hotels by the end of the Parliament in 2029.
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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said quicker processing of asylum cases and increasing removals of those with no right to remain would reduce the government’s reliance on hotels for housing..
Shadow Crime Minister Matt Vickers criticises the government’s handling of asylum seekers, claiming hotel use has risen and returns have fallen since Labour took office.
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Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp shifts blame for the use of asylum hotels saying, “Labour has lost control of our borders” after Epping council was granted a temporary injunction blocking..
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