Arrests after migrant hotel protests in England
Fifteen people were arrested after protests in England outside the hotels with migrants.
Anti -immigration groups and demonstrators clashed before a march in London and Newcastle and in Manchester city center.
The Metropolitan police said that nine people were arrested in the capital in the capital and that seven people were arrested for violating the conditions of public order law.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Interior Minister Yette Cooper said that he wanted to “restore order and control” to the shelter system by quickly monitoring the appeal process.
He said the paper The changes in handling the asylum appeals will take place in autumn and add the following: “We hope to make a huge reduction in the general numbers if we accelerate the system of decision -making appeal system.”
The Ministry of Interior said that the number of hotels used for asylum seekers fell more than 400 in the summer of 2023.
In addition, Chancellor announced that Rachel Reeves plans to end the use of hotels to host immigrants until 2029, when he said he would save £ 1 billion per year.
In recent weeks, a series of protests have been taking place outside the migrant hotels.
On Saturday, the protest in London came to the forefront against racism, apart from Thistle City Barbican Hotel in Islington.
MET said that the protest was organized by local residents under the title “Thistle Barbican should go – the locals say no”.
However, the police said that “it is likely to increase the number of people participating by groups from outside the local community.”
Former Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, Islington North MPs called on people to participate in protests.
The police imposed special restrictions before the London demonstration, including identifying certain areas that each group should have.
In Newcastle, there was a protest and counter -protest other than New Bridge Hotel.
According to the Northumbria police, four people were arrested and remained in custody.
“The right to legal protest is an important part of any democracy supported by the police.” He said.
“However, we will not accept people who use them as a tool to make crime or irregularity.”
Approximately 1,500 people shook England and union flags during a march by the first group of England from the Manchester Piccadilly train station.
It is estimated that approximately 250 people were safe to the racism organization and separated the police groups in St Peter Square.
The Great Manchester police said, “No note events”, “a series of peacefully spent.”
However, at the beginning of March, two arrests were made during a conflict at the beginning of March, he added.
One person was arrested for theft and the other was arrested.
