The upshot of the injunction is that all
uh 138 asylum seekers currently resident
at the hotel uh will need to be
relocated by 12th September pending the
final hearing in October.
The home secretary and Simani promptly
issued applications for permission to
appeal to this court.
They were listed before us for hearing
yesterday.
Given the importance and urgency of the
matter, we are giving judgment today.
The court of appeals decision on the
home secretary's appeal relating to
joiner as an intervenor to the council's
application.
The Court of Appeal grants the Home
Secretary's application for permission
to appeal against the decision,
dismissing her application for party
status and further grants the Home
Secretary intervenous status in the
litigation between the council and
Simani.
The Home Secretary has clear statutory
duties towards asylum seekers in this
country under the immigration and asylum
act 1999.
These include the duty to provide
support to them and their dependence and
to prevent destitution
uh among this cohort.
Given these duties I in addition to her
constitutional role relating to public
safety, the home secretary is plainly
directly affected by the issues in this
case and specifically by the grant or
not of uh an injunction to
restrain the provision of accommodation
for the asylum seekers at the hotel.
Can you step Close up.
We're good.
>> Right. We are deeply disappointed by the
outcome of today's hearing. While Eping
Forest has brought the wider asylum
seeker debate into sharp national focus,
the concern and motivation of Eping
Forest District Council throughout has
been the well-being of our local
residents.
Where we had clarity and resolution, we
now have doubt and confusion.
However, this is not the end of the
matter. While the Court of Appeal has
lifted the temporary injunction, the
case for the final junction is still to
be heard.
Our battle on behalf of our residents
will continue.
A few weeks from now, we will be back in
court where we trust the strength of our
case will still prevail.
Eping Forest has always given the home
office much calls for re reflection.
We understand government faces a
dilemma, but that should not be at the
expense of local communities.
Planning law may seem dull. It might
seem boring, but it goes to the heart of
the relationship between local
communities and good government.
It enshrines the rights of local people
to have a say within their own
communities and it should not be set
aside lightly.
The government can still listen. It
needs to understand and take
responsibility for the events that have
taken place in Eping over the past six
weeks for the trauma and disruption
brought upon our community.
The battle is not over and we will
continue the fight. It is nothing less
than the people of Eping would expect
and deserve. Thank you very much.