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Protests erupted across the UK in response to the use of hotels to house asylum seekers. Demonstrations took place in various parts of England, including Bristol, Liverpool, and London, as well as in Mold in Wales and Perth in Scotland. While there were no reports of serious trouble, police had to intervene to keep opposing groups separated, particularly in locations where anti-racism campaigners staged counter-demonstrations.
The protests were fueled by a recent High Court ruling that blocked a hotel in Epping, Essex, from accommodating asylum seekers, prompting some local authorities to consider legal challenges. In Bristol, hundreds of anti-racism protesters clashed with anti-migrant campaigners in Castle Park under the watchful eye of police in riot gear and on horseback. Despite tension, Bristol City Council announced that it had no intentions of challenging the government’s use of hotels to house asylum seekers in the city.
In Liverpool, over 400 people showed up for a march organized by UKIP calling for the deportation of migrants, facing opposition from Stand Up To Racism and the Merseyside Anti-Fascist Network. Similar protests occurred in cities such as Exeter, Tamworth, Cannock, Nuneaton, Wakefield, Newcastle, and Horley in Surrey. In Scotland, approximately 150 protesters gathered outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Perth, with chants and signs demanding the removal of asylum seekers, while a counter protest across the street advocated for unity and the welcoming of refugees.
The demonstrations mark the latest in a string of protests that have cropped up in recent weeks, triggered in part by an incident in Epping, Essex, where an asylum seeker living in a hotel was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Following a High Court ruling granting a temporary injunction to Epping Forest District Council to prevent the placement of asylum seekers at the hotel, the government is now seeking the right to appeal the decision
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