US EditionProtests Target Canary Wharf as Police Enforce Public Order Act at Asylum Hotels
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, AUG 4 – Police arrested 15 people during protests against hotels housing asylum seekers amid clashes between anti-immigration and anti-racism groups across multiple English cities.
- Recent reports reveal staff from a Whitehall unit pressured social media firms to remove posts critical of asylum hotels, and Donald Trump’s team said it was ‘greatly concerned’.
- Across England, demonstrators have gathered in recent weeks, with protests outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel and in Newcastle, amid anti-migrant sentiment.
- Police outlined conditions on demonstrations outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel, requiring protesters to stay in Lever Street near the junction with Central Street within set times.
- Meanwhile, four people were arrested outside the New Bridge Hotel after clashes erupted in Newcastle on Saturday, police said.
- Under pressure, the Government faces calls to reduce asylum seeker hotel use, while the Home Secretary plans a fast-track scheme within weeks and Chancellor Rachel Reeves vows to end hotel housing by Parliament's end.
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Tension in the UK: anti-migrant protests in London, Manchester and Newcastle, clashes with anti-racist activists and 15 arrests. At the center, security and accusations against young asylum seekers
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