Overview

• Dozens of demonstrations and counter-protests are scheduled at 26–33 hotel sites across England, Scotland and Wales, after Friday-night rallies kicked off the weekend in places including Orpington.
• The Metropolitan Police placed large cordons between opposing groups at the TLK Orpington hotel and reported no arrests, with barriers and significant police presence also seen at Cheshunt.
• A High Court injunction remains in force blocking use of the Bell Hotel in Epping and requiring residents’ removal by 12 September, and ministers are seeking permission to appeal.
• Facebook activity shows activists linked to the Homeland party helping to organise protests in towns such as Nuneaton, Wethersfield and Peterborough, according to reporting.
• About 18 councils are pursuing or considering legal action to stop hotel use, and Home Office data shows 32,059 asylum seekers were in hotels at the end of June.