People believed to be asylum seekers appear to have moved into a glitzy four-star hotel in London under the cover of darkness.

A coach full of suspected migrants was seen arriving at the Britannia International Hotel in Canary Wharf at around 1.40am on Saturday morning.

Tower Hamlets Council confirmed the Government intends to use the hotel - which has around 500 rooms - for asylum seekers in a move that has angered anti-migrant protesters and guests whose bookings have been cancelled.

Footage of the passengers getting off the coach showed they were all men, with the vast majority dressed in matching grey tracksuit tops and bottoms.

They were helped by masked security guards, some of whom appeared to be wearing body cameras.