Protesters gathered at the site in London after posts claimed migrants were being moved there from the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex

Anti-migrant protestors have gathered outside a four-star hotel in Canary Wharf earmarked for the arrival of asylum seekers.

The police say they have released a video after claims they were bringing in the counter-protesters to counter the protest, calling this suggestion "categorically untrue". Five people have been charged in relation to the disorder and eight police officers were injured in clashes as bottles were thrown,

COPS have admitted escorting pro-migrant protesters to an asylum hotel before violence erupted. Essex Police had initially denied it had brought demonstrators from Stand Up to Racism to the Bell

Essex Police "have questions to answer" after pro-migrant protesters were guided to the Epping hotel at the centre of violence, the migration minister has said.

British police will have hundreds of officers on duty this weekend to deal with protests linked to immigration, a regional police chief said on Wednesday, amid worries over possible rioting.

Police vowed those responsible would ‘feel the full force of the law’ following violent clashes on Thursday night

Escorting pro-refugee protesters to demonstrations outside an asylum hotel was a "public safety decision", a police force said. Officers were filmed escorting about 50 people to and from the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on 17 July.