Police forces across the UK are bracing for fresh asylum seeker hotel demonstrations today as anger mounts over illegal immigration.
After an Ethiopian asylum seeker was accused of sexually abusing a child, protests began outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, and have now expanded to other regions of the nation.
It comes amid fears Britain could encounter another summer of disorder just 12 months after a wave of riots sparked scenes of disorder following the Southport killings.
Today, Stand Up to Racism protestors and counter-protesters are expected to assemble outside The Bell Hotel once more. Additional protests are scheduled at other migrant hotels in Wolverhampton, Cheshire, and Canary Wharf.
Over the weekend, angry crowds have gathered in Norwich, Leeds, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Southampton and Nottinghamshire – with counter-protesters fighting back by insisting ‘refugees are welcome’.
Political activist Tommy Robinson said on X on July 20 that he was ‘coming to Epping next Sunday… and bringing thousands more with me’. However, in a later post, Robinson said that he may no longer be attending.
Essex Police have imposed restrictions to curb any violence or disorder, saying it is necessary and proportionate as there has been repeated serious disruption, violence and harm to the community.
The force stated that there will be a ban on anyone wearing face coverings and that designated sites will be set up opposite the hotel for protesters.
A dispersal order was put into effect on Sunday from 12 pm until 8 am on Monday, covering Epping town centre and nearby transport hubs.
The order empowers officers to remove anyone suspected of anti-social behaviour.
An elite group of police officers was gathered to keep an eye on social media for indications of civil disturbance to counteract the escalating anti-immigrant attitude.
Detectives are set to be removed from forces around the country as the Government scrambles to crack down on possible violence by flagging up early signs of civil unrest.
The new police division, assembled by the Home Office, will strive to ‘maximise social media intelligence’ after police forces were heavily criticised for their handling of last year’s riots, which quickly spread across the country.
Angela Rayner last week warned the Government needs to address the ‘real concerns that people have about immigration’. Though critics say the social media crackdown is ‘disturbing’ and raises concerns for free speech.
Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, told The Telegraph: ‘Two-tier Keir can’t police the streets, so he’s trying to police opinions instead. They’re setting up a central team to monitor what you post, what you share, what you think, because deep down they know the public don’t buy what they’re selling.’
The new police unit, called the National Internet Intelligence Investigations team, will work out of the National Police Coordination Centre in Westminster.
The backlash to the plans has reignited outrage over a judge’s decision to jail Lucy Connolly, a mother-of-one who is married to a Conservative councillor, for 31 months over a racist tweet after the Southport killings.
While police will be monitoring what’s being said online, officers are also being deployed on the streets.
With a fresh round of protests expected on Sunday, Essex Police said residents have reported feeling ‘trapped’, fearful of leaving their homes and anxious about protest activity.
Hotel residents and staff have been urged to stay indoors after 5 pm as some experienced verbal and physical harassment, including a resident who was chased and injured while returning to the hotel, the force added.
Essex Police said there was an ‘escalation of violence’ during protests on July 13, 17, 20 and 24, involving hundreds of people.
The force added that officers were assaulted, missiles were thrown, vehicles were vandalised, and the hotel sustained broken windows and graffiti.
Essex Police said on Saturday that two more men have been charged and will appear in court after the disorder.
Lee Gower, 43, of High Street, Epping, was charged with violent disorder and assault by beating of an emergency worker on July 17.
He was remanded into custody and was scheduled to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.
Joshua Meadows, 18, of Sunnyside Road, Epping, was charged with failing to remove an item worn and possession of cannabis on July 24.
He has been bailed to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on September 24.
It comes after 10 people were charged in relation to the disorder, Essex Police said.
There have also been demonstrations outside the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf, which is set to be utilised to offer temporary accommodation for asylum seekers.
In the financial heart of London, a large-scale demonstration was scheduled outside the four-star hotel.
The Epping demonstration was sparked by the charging of asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, with sexual assault after he allegedly tried to kiss a 14-year-old girl.
He will go on trial in August after denying the charge at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court.
Tension-filled standoffs in Norwich, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, and Leeds on Saturday marked the height of protests against migrant hotels over the weekend.
Hundreds of demonstrators assembled outside The Best Western Brook Hotel in Bowthorpe, Norwich, chanting ‘we want our country back’ and ‘Keir Starmer’s a w*‘.
A group of counterprotesters, some of whom were holding flags from the Revolutionary Communist Party, were separated from the main group by police officers.
There were heated altercations when three masked anti-racism demonstrators attempted to barge in.
The hotel – one of two Norwich sites used by the Home Office to accommodate migrants – has been the focus of outrage since April, when a ‘predatory’ asylum seeker staying there was imprisoned for more than eight years for raping a woman.
While some demonstrators in Leeds threw red and blue flares, others brandishing Union Jack flags got into altercations with police.
In Portsmouth, more than 40 anti–immigration demonstrators confronted almost 30 activists holding Stand Up to Racism placards outside the Royal Beach Hotel on Friday evening.
Some on the anti–immigration side hung a banner which said ‘protect our children’ outside the hotel.
Protesters also assembled outside the Chine Hotel in Bournemouth on Friday night. Demonstrators waved signs with slogans including ‘bring back Rwanda’, ‘two–tier Keir, two–tier policing’ and ‘it’s not racist, it’s a national security risk’.
When two migrants arrived with their belongings in bin bags, some chanted ‘send them back’.
Angry demonstrations also took place in Leeds on Friday outside another asylum–seeker hotel, with demonstrators shouting ‘get back in your rubber dinghies’ to those inside.
In the city’s Seacroft neighbourhood, officers formed a protective cordon around the Britannia Hotel as groups of people brandished Union Jacks.
It’s awesome, they can find plenty of officers to police these protests, but when you actually need a copper, they are nowhere to be seen.
We shouldn’t really disparage these elite officers, they must undergo special training far exceeding that of a regular police officer – in fact, some of them have even been taught to read, write and count to more than ten!
Epping was full of police from all over the place, yet on a day-to-day basis, you’ll be lucky if a police car even drives through Epping.
They can’t even turn up when shoplifters have taken what they want – police looking after those who don’t belong here!
Has Keir Starmer even realised that the UK is being invaded, I wonder? However, there is no mention of preventing the boat people despite his recall of parliament to consider the Palestinian state.
And now Labour will put migrants in housing quicker, now that this has happened. For crying out loud, they don’t even deserve a tent!
Furthermore, there is no such thing as free speech anymore, and we are on the verge of a new act that will eventually shut down all access to unapproved media. This new act will also close all entertainment venues and only permit state-approved content in public spaces, including libraries.
This also suggests that all media comments will be part of that police investigation and will no doubt be monitored – welcome to communist Britain, where Islam is rising and the British way of life is now gone.
Please be mindful of what you post, especially on social media, because your government is waiting in line to have you arrested.
What does safety mean to Keir Starmer when he’s letting people in from who knows where? Would he allow these people to live next to him? Would he allow them to be around his children – presumably not.
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