Closing asylum hotels must be "orderly" rather than through "piecemeal court decisions", the Home Secretary has said.

Yvette Cooper has issued a statement following news that the Government plans to appeal against a court ruling blocking the use of an Epping hotel.

The Home Office will seek to appeal against the High Court’s refusal to allow it to intervene in the case, and to then further appeal against the temporary injunction.

On Friday, Ms Cooper said ministers are working to close hotels housing asylum seekers "as swiftly as possible" as part of an "orderly" programme that avoids creating problems for other areas.

"That is the reason for the Home Office appeal in this case," she added. "To ensure that going forward, the closure of all hotels can be done in a properly managed wa

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