The Essex Police Commissioner has demanded that migrants are removed from Epping following days of protests.
In a letter to Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, Roger Hirst said The Bell Hotel, which has been the focal point of unrest, was “unsuitable” for housing migrants and that the presence of asylum seekers was “clearly creating community tension”.
On Thursday night, police were preparing for more disorder outside the hotel and planning to keep protesters separate in order to prevent clashes.
‘I didn’t get an answer!’
GB News’ @CDP1882 reflects on the press conference held by Ben-Julian Harrington, the chief constable of Essex Police, on the Epping migrant hotel protests. pic.twitter.com/bCuiKeqtT9
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