18 h. ago Epping Council goes to High Court in bid to remove migrants from asylum hotel

Essex council applies for an interim High Court injunction in bid to stop asylum seekers from being housed at hotel that has been at the centre of protests

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19 h. ago Voices: No, Kemi Badenoch – housing asylum seekers in tents won’t solve our immigration problem

The leader of the Conservative Party ought to be addressing the issue of how to prevent more small boats from arriving in the UK, instead of talking vaguely of ‘camps’, says John Rentoul

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20 h. ago Council seeks High Court ban on asylum seekers being housed at protest

It comes after a series of protests in recent weeks outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex

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23 h. ago Kemi Badenoch proposes housing migrants in ‘camps’ as crossings near 50,000 under Labour

Kemi Badenoch has suggested placing asylum seekers currently housed in hotels into “camps”, as new Home Office figures reveal that almost 50,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Sir Keir Starmer took office.

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36 h. ago Kemi Badenoch suggests housing asylum seekers in 'camps' instead of hotels

Kemi Badenoch has suggested migrants should be homed in 'camps' as an alternative to hotels.

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43 h. ago Over 200 charities tell leaders to take 'strong stand' against anti

Demonstrations have been held outside hotels housing asylum seekers including the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, and in London and Newcastle. They have been met with counter-protests by anti-racism campaigners

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44 h. ago Kemi Badenoch suggests 'camps' to house asylum seekers instead of hotels in visit to Epping

The Tory leader spoke with anti-migrant protesters during a visit to Epping on Monday

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3 d. ago Top Tory's fears for daughters over boat migrants... After a spate of asylum

Robert Jenrick's comments follow a nationwide series of protests by angry parents outside hotels being used to house asylum seekers.

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3 d. ago Statement issued after claims that asylum seekers are staying in Welsh hotel

The council said rumours about asylum seekers being housed at the hotel as 'unsubstantiated and untrue'

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3 d. ago Police investigate reports GB News reporter 'hit with placard' at asylum hotel protest

The GB News reporter was trying to speak to counter-protesters outside a hotel housing asylum seekers

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4 d. ago Targeted by the right, Britain’s asylum hotels are places of fear and disorder. Bad political decisions made it so | Daniel Trilling

In the frenzy of racism and culture warring, the issue of why hotels are used gets overlookedA broad section of Britain’s right has spent the summer behaving as if it would like a repeat of last year’s racist riots. As politicians and commentators cry “tinderbox Britain” – are they warning us, or willing it on? – far-right extremists have been actively trying to stoke violence. This year, they have pinned their hopes on asylum hotels, an issue where public fears over crime, immigration and the welfare state conveniently converge.In some places, far-right activists have piggybacked on protests prompted by local grievances. The most significant this year was in Epping, Essex, after an alleged sexual assault by an asylum seeker led to demonstrations that turned violent when they were joined by members of various far-right groups. A similar pattern has unfolded in London’s Canary Wharf, after untrue rumours that some of the Epping hotel residents were being moved there. In other cases, ...

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4 d. ago Arrests made as protests take place outside asylum hotels across UK

More than two hundred people were protesting outside the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf on Friday evening, with rival groups separated by police.

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4 d. ago Two arrested during demonstrations outside Canary Wharf hotel

The protest was held to rally against recent anti-migrant demonstrations across the country

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7 d. ago Prison bosses make room for possible influx before planned protests across England

Exclusive: possible arrests at protests against Palestine Action ban and asylum hotels likely to stretch prisonsPrison bosses will make room for a possible influx of arrested demonstrators this weekend amid concerns that some jails are close to full, the head of the national governors’ body has revealed.Police have threatened to make hundreds of arrests if a planned protest in London this weekend over the proscription of Palestine Action goes ahead. There are also at least eight planned demonstrations outside hotels housing asylum seekers. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Protesters tried to break into Canary Wharf hotel housing asylum seekers, say police

Protesters tried to break into Canary Wharf hotel housing asylum seekers, say police  The Independent

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9 d. ago Protesters 'try to break into' Canary Wharf asylum hotel as flares let off in latest London demonstration

Protesters jeered at people going in and out of the Britannia International Hotel, and officers were forced to step in after flares were let off in the crowd

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9 d. ago Flares thrown during protest outside Canary Wharf hotel housing asylum seekers

Flares thrown during protest outside Canary Wharf hotel housing asylum seekers  The Independent

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9 d. ago Protesters tried to break into Canary Wharf asylum hotel, police say

A group was harassing occupants and staff, the force said.

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9 d. ago Arrest made during protest outside Canary Wharf hotel housing asylum seekers

Tourists, shoppers and guests at a nearby hotel stopped to take pictures of the demonstration.

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9 d. ago Protest held outside Canary Wharf hotel housing asylum seekers

Tourists, shoppers and guests at a nearby hotel stopped to take pictures of the spectacle.

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