More councils in England plan to challenge asylum hotels after Essex ruling

Broxbourne council leader hopes to ‘go down same path’ as Epping, which has blocked people being housed in hotel UK politics live – latest updates

Government looking at contingency options for where to house asylum seekers after Epping court ruling – UK politics live

Security minister Dan Jarvis says government is considering options after council granted injunction to stop people being placed at the Bell hotel

Reported plans could raise up to £40bn while preserving pledge not to raise income tax, VAT or national insurance

Organisers say they are just being patriotic but some suspect far right is behind ‘dangerous’ lamp-post movement

Yvette Cooper joins a long line of home secretaries struggling to find alternatives to hotels as anti-migrant fervour grows

Internal review by the National Police Air Service finds the crew acted ‘appropriately’ during pursuit

Officials say UK not prepared to deploy troops to frontline with Russia as head of armed forces prepares to meet US counterparts in Washington

Other local leaders expected to mount challenges as a result of council in Essex winning injunction following protests

The Lib Dem leader is seeking a review of the legislation to prevent the ‘en masse’ arrests

Labour has continued to diverge from bloc’s laws, meaning most of UK’s protections are weaker than pre-Brexit