An anti-immigration protest in Epping has descended into chaos just hours after the Home Office argued the rights of migrants trump those of local residents in their bid to keep a controversial asylum seeker hotel open.
Dozens of marchers - some wearing hoods, others with face coverings and carrying English flags - attempted to swarm The Bell Hotel, which houses asylum seekers.
This evening, Elon Musk also took to X to share his thoughts on the argument presented to the Court of Appeal by lawyers representing the Home Office, lambasting them as 'a government against its people'.
Last week, Mr Justice Eyre granted an interim injunction to Epping Forest Council, stopping the owner of the Bell Hotel, Somani Hotels, from using the building to accommodate asylum seekers beyond September 12.
However this morning, lawyers argued the High Court judge was 'wrong' not to let Home Secretary Yvette Cooper challenge the district council's application.
