Police are preparing for potential unrest as a fresh wave of protests targets hotels used to house asylum seekers across the country. Anti-migrant groups and counterprotesters clashed in Portsmouth as demonstrations planned at 26 hotels coincide with Notting Hill Carnival expecting about a million revellers and multiple Premier League fixtures. Police chiefs say they continually review the intelligence picture and are prepared to manage protest action over the bank holiday weekend, with no additional national mobilisation currently deemed necessary. Posts online advertise protests at specific hotels including the Britannia in Canary Wharf and The Bell in Epping. Stand Up to Racism is organising 15 counterdemonstrations.
Anti-migrant groups faced off with counterprotesters in Portsmouth city centre on Friday as a weekend of nationwide protests kicked off. The demonstrations, said to be planned at 26 hotels across the country, come as a million revellers are expected to take to the streets of west London to celebrate Notting Hill Carnival. Forces will also have to grapple with a string of Premier League matches as the season enters its second week of fixtures.
Despite the pressures, police chiefs insist they are constantly reviewing the intelligence picture and are well prepared to handle any protest action over the busy bank holiday weekend. Posts being shared online are advertising anti-migrant protests at 26 sites housing asylum seekers today and over the weekend, including at the Britannia hotel in Canary Wharf and The Bell Hotel in Epping, which have both been previous sites for unrest.
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