MP, Leader of the
Conservative Party, said:
“Local communities should not pay the price for Labour's total
failure on illegal immigration.
has shown that he puts the
rights of illegal immigrants above the rights of British people
who just want to feel safe in their towns and communities.
This ruling is a setback, but it is not the end. I say to
Conservative councils seeking similar injunctions against asylum
hotels - KEEP GOING! Every case has different circumstances, and
I know good Conservative councils will keep fighting for
residents, so we will keep working with them every step of the
way.
We will be writing to all Conservative councillors with further
advice following this judgment and setting out our open offer to
work with councils and communities to take action. We will also
continue to work closely with Epping Council as they consider
their next steps.
The public can see exactly who is fighting to keep these hotels
open. It's Labour. scrapped the Rwanda removal
plan, promised to smash the gangs, yet illegal crossings are the
highest they've ever been. Labour have run out of options, so the
only answer left is to dump the problem on local communities.
The fact remains that asylum hotels are a choice. The
Conservative government halved the number of migrant hotels and
had closed down many, including the Bell Hotel in Epping, which
Labour then re-opened. The Conservatives were expanding detention
centres while halving the number of hotels, because we had a plan
for the removal of illegal arrivals. Instead of going to court to
keep asylum hotels open, or housing illegal immigrants in private
rented accommodation, should increase detention
capacity immediately.
Only the Conservatives have a thorough plan to expand detention,
remove every illegal arrival, and end the asylum hotel scourge
once and for all. No ifs, no buts.”
