An Epping-style protest to stop migrants being housed above a town's high street shops is underway - as thousands of locals warn of 'mayhem' if the plans go ahead.
The Home Office sparked fury last week after it emerged they were secretly plotting to relocate 35 asylum seekers to a brand new apartment development in Waterlooville, Hampshire.
The move, part of a wider plan to lower the numbers in hotels and 'disperse' migrants across UK towns and cities, was branded a 'disgrace' by locals after it emerged talks had taken place without consultation with the local council.
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the 19-flat development this evening blasting The Beatles and waving St George's Flags and placards reading 'Locals In Illegals Out'.
Others chanted 'send them home' and 'whose streets? Out streets!' as an activist told the crowds how Waterlooville had been sold down the river.
