Watch as police clash with protesters and counter protesters outside a hotel that is used to accommodate asylum seekers on Saturday (2 August). Footage shows Metropolitan Police officers scuffling with a range of protesters, many wearing face coverings, as they shout at either side to “get back”. Demonstrators have gathered outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in central London to protest against the building being used to house immigrants, with organisers using the slogan “Thistle Barbican needs to go – locals say no”. A counter protest, organised by Stand Up To Racism and supported by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and other groups, is running simultaneously.

The Metropolitan Police said it has imposed conditions on a protest and counter protest outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel.

Residents in a migrant hotel have been seen filming and laughing as protesters and counter-demonstrators clash in the streets of Islington today.

Watch as police clash with protesters and counter protesters outside a hotel that is used to accommodate asylum seekers on Saturday (2 August). Footage shows Metropolitan Police…

Several people have been detained at the scene by police

Anti-racism protesters outnumber those opposing hotel being used as Home Office accommodation

Anti-migrant groups and counter demonstrators gather in London, Newcastle and Manchester.

Tourists, shoppers and guests at a nearby hotel stopped to take pictures of the demonstration.