Sir Keir Starmer must chair an "emergency Cabinet meeting" to establish plans for deporting illegal immigrants following yesterday's High Court ruling on The Bell hotel in Epping, the Tories have claimed.

In a letter to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp put pressure on Labour to establish plans for the deportation of all illegal migrants and pushed for a commitment on the relocation of asylum seekers housed at the Epping hotel until September 12.

Mr Philp started his letter by pointing out that Epping's Tory-led Council "successfully challenged your use of the Bell Hotel" in the High Court yesterday.

The temporary injunction now means asylum seekers will only stay at the hotel until September 12.

However, the Shadow Home Secretary also warned about the wider concerns expressed across the country, with migrant hotel protests stretching from Falkirk to Canary Wharf and Nuneaton to Havant.

Setting out the Tory Party's demands, Mr Philp said: "Given this crisis unfolding on your watch and the concern about where the Epping migrants will go, will you: Hold an emergency Cabinet meeting to establish plans for the deportation of all illegal immigrants upon arrival and to resolve the migrant crisis you have created."

Despite the letter being addressed to the Home Secretary, the Prime Minister leads Cabinet meetings by acting as chair and guiding the discussions made by senior Government officials.

In his second demand to Ms Cooper, the Shadow Home Secretary demanded: "[The Government] commits that none of the illegal immigrants currently in the Bell Hotel will be moved into hotels, HMOs, apartments and social housing, which are much needed for British people.

"The previous Government established alternative accommodation on current or former military sites and an accommodation barge, which are all alternative options while deportation plans are put in place."