Overview

• The Court of Appeal overturned a High Court injunction that would have forced the Bell Hotel in Epping to close to asylum seekers, allowing residents to remain.
• In west London, the Met said masked men tried to force entry to the Crowne Plaza near Heathrow, leading to five arrests and minor injuries to two officers.
• Police enforced cordons and issued a Section 35 dispersal order in West Drayton, while Essex Police imposed a Section 60AA face-covering removal power and a dispersal zone around the Bell Hotel.
• Protests and counter-protests were reported in locations including Falkirk, Newcastle, Gloucester and Bournemouth, with most events described as peaceful but tightly managed by police.
• Epping Forest District Council will consider a Supreme Court bid on Monday as ministers reiterate plans to end hotel use this parliament, and political debate intensifies with warnings about Reform UK’s poll momentum and claims it is stoking anger.