Overview

• Dozens of demonstrations under the Abolish Asylum System banner were held across England, Scotland and Wales, with Stand Up To Racism organizing counter‑rallies.
• Officers separated rival groups in locations including Bristol and Horley, with scuffles reported and mounted units deployed, and a dispersal zone in Bristol running until Sunday morning.
• Police recorded arrests in several cities, including one in Bristol on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker and 11 in Liverpool for offences such as assault and affray.
• The High Court’s interim injunction blocks asylum placements at Epping’s Bell Hotel and orders it emptied from 12 September, and ministers are moving to appeal as more councils consider similar legal challenges.
• Reform UK leader Nigel Farage set out a plan for mass deportations, including leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, escalating political pressures over asylum policy.