UK Home Secretary vows orderly closure of hotels for asylum seekers, plans to appeal court rulings.

The UK Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has stated that closing hotels used for asylum seekers must be done in an orderly manner, not through piecemeal court decisions. The government plans to appeal against a ruling blocking an Epping hotel from housing asylum seekers. The Home Office will also appeal against a temporary injunction that requires asylum seekers to leave the hotel by September 12. This comes after protests and legal challenges from local councils, with some asylum seekers feeling "hunted" amid rising tensions.