‘Ring of steel’ around 4-star hotel in London after anti-migrant protests:
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Canary Wharf migrant hotel ‘epitomises London’s decline’: Campaigners claim capital’s banking district has become ‘dumping ground’ for asylum seekers
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Essex Police denies taking pro-migrant protesters to asylum hotel: Essex Police says it is not "collaborating" with people supporting asylum seekers in Epping.
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Protesters clash outside London migrant hotel: Protesters gathered outside the Thistle City Hotel near Barbican in Islington today, with anti-migrant groups and ...
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Protestors gather outside Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf that will be 'housing asylum seekers'
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Key FactsCanary Wharf Hotel Sparks Migrant Housing Protests
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- The four-star Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf began serving as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers in July 2025.
- Protests erupted following the hotel’s conversion, with existing staff being laid off and replaced by agency workers.
- Local officials expressed solidarity with migrants and condemned far-right hostility, while police maintained order.
- Earlier unrest in Epping linked to an asylum seeker incident resulted in violent clashes and multiple arrests.
In Poplar and Limehouse, we are clear: refugees are welcome here. In the face of relentless demonisation and targeting, we continue to stand with migrants for their rights to safety and dignity. It’s the far-right and their hateful ideology that are not welcome here.— Apsana Begum, MP, made this statement during the protests in Canary Wharf.
The Essex town hit by divisive protests over asylum seekers hotel: Protests outside a hotel are dividing residents in an Essex town.
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Riot police smash through blockade as protesters clash over migrant hotel: Protests have escalated again outside a migrant hotel in Epping, Essex ...
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Angry mob launch 'racist attack' on staff starting shift at migrant hotel: Locals protesting a migrant hotel launched a frenzied attack on two men just trying to ...
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