Anti-racism protesters outnumber those opposing hotel being used as Home Office accommodation
Anti-racism demonstrators have turned out in large numbers outside a London hotel where asylum seekers are being housed to counter-protest against those opposed to it being used as Home Office accommodation.
Both groups of protesters gathered near the Thistle City Barbican hotel in Islington, north London.
The Metropolitan police said the anti-hotel protest was organised by a number of people under the banner “Thistle Barbican needs to go – locals say no”, but it has since been endorsed by groups from outside the area.
Online groups that have voiced support for the protest include Patriots of Britain and Together for the Children.
