People believed to be migrants have been seen filming and laughing as protesters and counter-demonstrators clash in the streets of Islington today.
A protest have gathered under the banner 'Thistle Barbican needs to go - locals say no', against the use of a hotel in Islington, north London accommodating asylum seekers.
A counter-protest, organised by Stand Up To Racism and supported by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, as well as other groups including Finsbury Park Mosque and Islington Labour Party, has also taken to the streets.
A counter demonstration also emerged with brief clashes between the two groups, before police separated the opposing sides, with the Metropolitan Police imposing conditions on both the protest and counter demonstration.
People believed to be migrants watched from open windows inside the hotel, filming and smiling on their mobile phones as protesters chanted and banged drums in the street below.
