US EditionUK braces for more protests over the use of hotels to house asylum seekers
Protests against housing asylum seekers in hotels continue amid record 111,084 UK asylum applications by June and legal challenges to government policies.
- Across the United Kingdom, protesters demanded Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government stop housing asylum seekers in hotels, with rallies reported in Bristol, Liverpool and London and counter-demonstrations occurring.
- Officials note a record 111,084 asylum applications by end of June and about 32,345 asylum seekers were housed in hotels by the end of March, increasing pressure on accommodations under Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
- In Liverpool, hundreds attended rival rallies leading to arrests as Merseyside Police detained about 11 people for offences including assault and disorderly conduct on Saturday.
- Minister of State for Security Dan Jarvis said on Friday the government will appeal the high court ruling and pledged to close all asylum hotels by the end of this parliament in 2029.
- Migration Observatory data show most small boat arrivals came from six countries, with 73 deaths last year crossing the English Channel; Iran hosts 3.8 million refugees in 2024.
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London: Opponents and supporters of migrants faced off in angry confrontations at demonstrations held around Britain over the holiday weekend as the government scrambled to deal with fallout from a court order that will force a hotel in a London suburb to evict asylum-seekers. The ruling has created a headache for the government, which has struggled to curb unauthorized migration and fulfill its responsibility to accommodate those seeking refuge…
UK anti-migrant protests continue after government sets out asylum reforms
Anti-migrant protests persisted across Britain on Sunday outside hotels housing asylum seekers, a day after police were forced to separate demonstrators and counter-protesters in multiple cities as tensions flared over immigration policies.
The events against migrants continued in the UK and Sunday, in the area of hotels where asylum seekers were found, one day after the police saw the need to intervene to separate the demonstrators and...
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