US EditionThree arrests in Epping ahead of more protests, as reports say 13 councils will continue legal action to shut asylum hotels
- On August 29, three men were taken into custody during protests outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, each accused respectively of involvement in violent disorder, assaulting a police officer, and drink driving.
- These arrests followed a court ruling allowing asylum seekers to continue being housed at the hotel after the government won a legal challenge on Friday.
- Protests have occurred weekly at the Bell Hotel, with protesters expressing strong feelings about housing asylum seekers and some police officers sustaining minor injuries.
- Assistant chief constable Glen Pavelin acknowledged the strength of feeling, urging peaceful protest, while a protester warned the Court of Appeal ruling 'could result in civil unrest.'
- Police maintain a dispersal order in Epping until 6am Saturday, with officers continuing their presence to uphold order and facilitate lawful protests.
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Epping tips back into unrest after migrant hotel ruling
Epping England’s migrant hotel protests gained new ferocity as Sunday’s demonstration in Epping resulted in clashes with police. The confrontation came after the Court of Appeal overturned an injunction which would have temporarily stopped the housing of asylum seekers in the Essex town’s Bell Hotel. Those protesting are increasingly seeking not only to close the [...]Read More...
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perspectivemedia.comProtesters gather again at Epping asylum hotel
The Bell Hotel became the focal point of several demonstrations and counter-protests in recent weeks.
Anti-migrant protests in London, Essex: Demonstrators clash with police over asylum hotels; police make arrests
Anti-migrant protests turned violent in London’s Canary Wharf as demonstrators stormed a shopping mall demanding closure of a “migrant hotel.” Police used pepper spray and made three arrests. In Essex, tensions at the Bell Hotel in Epping continued, with strict protest restrictions imposed.
The three men were arrested on Friday, 29 August, while participating in a demonstration in Epping. Two members of the security forces were injured.
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