Yvette Cooper has been handed a key victory in the Epping migrant hotel legal battle.

The Home Office's previous bid was dismissed by Mr Justice Eyre, who said the department’s involvement was "not necessary".

Lord Justice Cobb, said that Mr Justice Eyre made an "erroneous” decision not to let the department be involved.

Reading a summary of their decision, Lord Justice Bean said the Home Office had a “constitutional role relating to public safety” and was affected by the issues.

The verdict means that they have been granted permission to be an interested party in the case.

This means their previously dismissed argument, made earlier this month, will be heard in court and taken into consideration, potentially changing the outcome of the case.

The Government are expected to hear if an appeal against the injuction itself will be succesfull.

Three senior judges gave their judgment on whether to overturn a temporary injunction which was set to block asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.

Yvette Cooper handed a key victory in the Epping migrant hotel legal battle

Reading a summary of the ruling, Lord Justice Bean, sitting with Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Lord Justice Cobb, said: "We should say at the outset what this appeal is not about.

"It is not concerned with the merits of government policy in relation to the provision of accommodation for asylum seekers in hotels or otherwise.”

Labour has vowed to end the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers, but has been under pressure to close them earlier after a string of anti-migrant protests.

A general view of police presence outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex

Lord Justice Bean at the High Court, central London, delivered the ruling on a temporary injunction blocking asylum seekers from being housed at the hotel