Nine people were arrested in London on Saturday (August 2) as anti-migrant demonstrations and counter-protests took place outside the Barbican Thistle Hotel which is being used to house asylum seekers.
00:00Nine people were arrested in London on Saturday as anti-migrant demonstrations and counter-protests took place outside the Barbican Thistle Hotel, which is being used to house asylum seekers.
00:12According to a statement released by the Metropolitan Police on Friday, the protest was organized by local residents under the banner, Thistle Barbican needs to go. Locals say no.
00:24According to local reports, anti-migrant demonstrations also took place in Manchester and Newcastle. Between July 30 and August 7, 2024, a wave of anti-immigration demonstrations swept across 27 towns and cities in the UK, resulting in riots and violent racist attacks targeting Muslims and immigration centres.
