Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin has warned that the recent court decision to close the migrant hotel in Epping is “not a problem solved.”

Speaking on the ruling affecting Essex’s Bell Hotel, she predicted Government appeals and pointed to a troubling pattern she noticed in her own constituency.

She warned that dispersing migrants into houses of multiple occupancy makes them harder for authorities to monitor while creating greater disruption for local communities.

Sarah Pochin told Martin Daubney that there is a grim reality behind the closures

Speaking to Martin Daubney on GB News, the Reform UK MP said: "I absolutely do expect that the Government will appeal. It's excellent news for today, but I also think it's a case of watch this space.

"Let's hope that, when it does go to appeal, this ruling stands because it clearly is a definitive ruling.

"If it does fall at appeal, other local authorities could use this and close their asylum hotels. But the big question then is, of course, where do the occupants of those hotels get dispersed?

"From my own experience in Runcorn and Helsby, where my asylum hotel has been closed, they get dispersed into the community, into HMOs (houses of multiple occupancy).

Martin said: "At that point, it's not a problem solved; it's a problem moved."

She explained: "Exactly. And it's worsened because, once in HMOs and in the communities, they are effectively lost to the authorities. They also disrupt local residents’ lives and are clearly taking up housing places.

"So not only is it taking up housing, but local people have come into my office and told me they've been moved out of housing to make room for asylum seekers. Then there are schools and GP services the knock-on effect is enormous."

The Bell Hotel in Epping became the focal point of community tensions after a resident was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

Multiple demonstrations and counter-demonstrations erupted near the premises in recent weeks.

Mohammed Sharwarq, another hotel resident from Syria, faces seven separate charges, while additional individuals have been prosecuted for disorder during the protests.

Epping Forest District Council pursued legal action citing 'unprecedented levels of protest and disruption'

Epping Forest District Council pursued legal action citing "unprecedented levels of protest and disruption" linked to the migrant accommodation. Council leader Chris Whitbread argued the situation had become untenable and accused the government of ignoring local concerns.

The authority contended that Somani Hotels Limited had violated planning regulations by converting the property from its authorised use as a conventional hotel into migrant housing.

Mr Justice Eyre granted the temporary injunction on Tuesday, extending the deadline for removing migrants to 12 September.

The judge rejected a last-minute attempt by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to have the council's case thrown out.