Protesters walk to Sussex market town from base where Home Office plans to house up to 500 asylum seekers
Thousands of people have marched through an East Sussex market town to protest against UK government plans to house asylum seekers on a former military site.
Crowds of men, women and children walked to Crowborough from the base, where the Home Office plans to house up to 500 male asylum seekers as part of plans to end the use of hotels for the same purpose.
While those taking part included many people from the town and surrounding area, far-right activists and groups from other parts of England also sought to make their presence felt, in the latest and largest demonstration of its kind in the area.
The plans have attracted strong opposition in the town after the first asylum seekers were moved in last week, in what is a test case for emerging government policy.
