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Migrant hotel protests: Anger doesn’t get you anywhere says Angela Eagle

UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 4 – The minister emphasizes peaceful protests and highlights record small boat crossings exceeding 25,000 this year, with £100 million allocated to tackle people smuggling networks.

  • Following further protests outside a hotel in Epping over recent weeks, Border Security Minister Dame Angela Eagle warned demonstrations must not be used to `have a pop at the police`.
  • Over recent weeks, protesters targeted asylum hotels in London, Newcastle and Epping in Essex, and Robert Jenrick warned the public’s patience has snapped after 25,000 small boat crossings this year.
  • The Home Office plans to invest an extra £100 million into tackling people smuggling, supported by 91 ongoing investigations by the National Crime Agency, Rob Jones said.
  • On Sky News, Dame Angela Eagle pledged to close asylum hotels by the end of the Parliament and said `Anger doesn’t get you anywhere` while stressing police protection.
  • On Times Radio, Dame Angela Eagle said passing the Border Security Bill is essential, as she added that only organisers’ phones will be seized to enable quicker analytics with the new funding.
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Epping asylum hotel: Minister warns protests must not 'have a pop at the police'

Protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers must not be used to “have a pop at the police”, the border security minister has warned.

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Hotel protests must not be used to ‘have a pop at the police’ – minister

‘Anger doesn’t get you anywhere,’ Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle said.

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Guido Fawkes broke the news in on Monday, August 4, 2025.
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