{"id":271541,"date":"2025-08-22T00:05:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T23:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/almost-30-councils-considering-legal-action-over-asylum-hotels-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T00:05:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T23:05:03","slug":"almost-30-councils-considering-legal-action-over-asylum-hotels-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/almost-30-councils-considering-legal-action-over-asylum-hotels-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost 30 councils considering legal action over asylum hotels | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/CfoNvA9m7WU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Almost 30 councils considering legal action over asylum hotels | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CfoNvA9m7WU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Almost 30 councils are considering whether to take legal action or monitoring developments over asylum hotels after the Epping High Court ruling, ITV News understands.<\/p>\n<p>Included in the 28 local authorities considering next steps are eight Labour-run councils &#8211; placing further pressure on Sir Keir Starmer&#8217;s government.<\/p>\n<p>The High Court ruled on Tuesday that asylum seekers should be removed from the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, after a challenge from the local Conservative council, following a wave of anti-migrant protests.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News\u00a0on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram:\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook:\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost 30 councils are considering whether to take legal action or monitoring developments over asylum hotels after the Epping High Court ruling, ITV News understands. 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