US EditionPolice separate anti-immigration and anti-racism protesters across the country
Protests over asylum seeker housing sparked clashes and police interventions across the UK, with over 30 demonstrations and 15 arrests reported during the bank holiday weekend.
- Police across multiple cities separated anti-immigration protesters and Stand Up to Racism, anti-racism campaigners at hotels housing asylum seekers this past week.
- Home Office figures show 111,084 asylum claims in the year to June 2025, while a High Court order lets Epping Forest District Council remove asylum seekers from the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex from September 12.
- Mounted police in Bristol pushed back crowds attempting to reach hotels, with roughly 80 anti-immigration protesters opposed by about 400 Stand Up to Racism demonstrators; multiple arrests occurred at the Sheraton Four Points hotel in Horley.
- The nationwide response saw forces across the country arrest 15 people, while the Police Federation warned public order duties strain officers with long shifts and resilience pressures.
- Security Minister Dan Jarvis said `We’ve made a very clear commitment that we’re going to close all of the asylum hotels` while Reform UK and Nigel Farage have promised mass deportations, intensifying political tensions.
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This weekend's holiday bridge, which lasts until Monday and is the last big summer break for many British, has helped reduce in intensity what could have been another wave of violence and street protest in the UK, similar to what caused more than a year ago the murder of three girls in the town of Southport.
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