Protests against housing asylum seekers in hotels occurred across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with rallies in cities including Bristol, Liverpool, London, Mold, Perth and County Antrim. Demonstrations attracted both anti-migrant protesters and anti-racism counter-demonstrators, producing scuffles, police intervention and separations in locations such as Bristol where officers in riot gear and mounted police separated groups. Liverpool saw hundreds attend rival rallies and about 11 arrests for offences including disorder and assault. The national protests followed a high court injunction blocking a hotel in Epping from accommodating asylum seekers after weeks of demonstrations and an alleged sexual assault. The government plans to appeal and aims to close asylum hotels by 2029.
The protesters were met with counter-demonstrators, prompting scuffles and police intervention, including in Bristol and Liverpool. Protesters have rallied in cities and towns across the United Kingdom, demanding that Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government stop housing asylum seekers at hotels. The rallies on Saturday were met with counter protests by anti-racism campaigners, triggering scuffles between the opposing groups, and police intervention to keep the camps separated.
According to UK media, protests against asylum seeker hotels were held in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including in cities such as Bristol, Liverpool, London, Mold, Perth and County Antrim. In Bristol, police in riot gear and on horses separated dozens of anti-migrant protesters and several hundred antiracism protesters, according to the BBC and Sky News. In Liverpool, hundreds turned up for the rival rallies, and some 11 people were arrested for various offences,
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