The lead judge in the Court of Appeal challenge that overturned a decision to shut down a migrant hotel faces allegations of bias over his ties to far-left organisations and leftist political causes, including the socialist Fabian Society.
On Friday, the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Home Office against the Epping Council in Essex to reverse a High Court injunction to shut down the Bell Hotel amid protests sparked after an illegal migrant from Ethiopia was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in the town.
The Home Office sensationally argued that the concerns of residents over their safety were not “equal” to the government’s ability to fulfil its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to house alleged asylum seekers. Representing the Home Office, Edward Brown KC claimed that there is a “national interest in ensuring vulnerable individuals, namely asylum seekers, are accommodated”.
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