Court of Appeal judges have overturned a temporary injunction which blocked asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, calling it "seriously flawed in principle".

The decision is a big win for the Home Office, which had been braced for a flurry of further legal challenges from councils across the country over the use of hotels in their areas.

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