UK councils vow to evict ‘migrant hotels’ after court ruling

A dozen councils in England are set to take legal action to remove asylum seekers from hotels in their areas after the British High Court ruled on Tuesday that a North London hotel could temporarily reject migrant lodgers.

The judge in the case ruled in favour of Epping Forest District Council after it argued that the town’s hotel, The Bell, had become a public safety risk by ceasing to be a true hotel.

The UK government used The Bell…