The Home Office has suggested the “human right of migrants by putting them in hotels outweighs the safety concerns of local families.”
He pointed out that there is already at least one case in the courts and there is the possibility of the “safety of some citizens.”
A furious LBC host Nick Ferrari said on Friday “How dare they? How bloody dare they?
“A government department putting forward the idea that the need to meet the human rights of asylum seekers by housing them in hotels outweighs the safety concerns of local families…
“I will say it again. How bloody dare they? Who is paying the council tax that pays for the local authority that is quite rightly trying to look after the interests, and possible safety – bear in mind there is a case going before the courts – possible safety of some citizens?”
Ferrari continued, “I look forward to speaking with the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, who might not have personally authorised that, but it’s come from her department.”
He then shared a statement that reads, “‘An injunction blocking asylum seekers from staying at the hotel in Epping, in Essex, set a precedent that would encourage similar action by other councils.’ Extraordinary.”
Judges are considering the Home Office appeal to keep the Bell Hotel open for migrants in Epping, which comes as the High Court ruled that 138 asylum seekers are to be removed by 4pm on 12 September following legal action by Epping Forest Council.
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