Overview

• The Court of Appeal refused Epping Forest District Council’s application for permission to appeal over the use of The Bell Hotel to the Supreme Court.
• The council said no reasons were given for the refusal and that it can apply directly to the Supreme Court for permission to appeal.
• An interim High Court injunction granted in August to clear about 138 asylum seekers by 12 September was overturned last week after a Home Office appeal.
• Council leader Chris Whitbread called the appeal decision wrong and urged protest organisers to show restraint as schools return.
• A final injunction hearing is expected in early October, and protests with recent arrests have continued outside the hotel.