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Man jailed over hotel rioting died from ‘hanging’ in prison, inquest told

A 61-year-old grandfather who was found dead in prison after he was jailed following rioting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers died as a result of hanging, an inquest has heard. Peter Lynch died at HMP Moorland, in South Yorkshire, on October ...

31 Oct 2024 at 17:00

Government working on contingency plans after ruling on Epping migrant hotel

The Government is working on contingency plans for housing asylum seekers after a court ruled that they should be removed from a hotel in Epping, Essex. Ministers are now bracing for further legal challenges from councils across the country. ...

20 Aug 2025 at 13:10

Asylum applications hit new record high while backlog drops, figures show

The number of asylum applications in the UK has reached a new record high while the backlog in cases has dropped below 100,000 for the first time in four years, official figures show. A total of 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK ...

21 Aug 2025 at 15:02

Councils consider legal bids as ministers face Epping hotel ruling aftermath

Councils across England are considering legal challenges as the Government scrambles to draw up contingency plan for housing asylum seekers set to be removed from a hotel in Epping, Essex. Ministers are now bracing for further legal ...

20 Aug 2025 at 16:37

‘Asylum seekers feel hunted amid scenes of hate on UK streets’ as protests go on

Asylum seekers in hotels feel “hunted” by protests, campaigners said as one Afghan man told of being seen as “an enemy” by the British public after fleeing to the UK for a safer life. Multiple demonstrations outside hotels used to ...

22 Aug 2025 at 15:36

Protests outside asylum hotels ‘completely unacceptable’: Swinney

Protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers are “completely unacceptable”, Scotland’s First Minister has said. John Swinney said he does not think such demonstrations reflect “who we are” in Scotland, which he described as a ...

01 Sept 2025 at 10:10

Man jailed after disorder faced discipline charge before he died, inquest hears

A 61-year-old grandfather who was jailed following rioting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers was found dead in his cell hours after he received “adjudication papers” following a prison disciplinary charge, a coroner has ...

16 Oct 2025 at 17:42

Asylum hotel protests ‘racist’, says Swinney

Protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers are racist, Scotland’s First Minister has said. In recent months, hundreds of people have assembled outside hotels to voice their opposition to the housing of asylum seekers, ...

29 Nov 2025 at 16:09

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