Overview

• Metropolitan Police arrested two people at the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf after a bottle was thrown at officers and a counter-protester refused to remove a face covering.
• Norfolk and Essex police used Public Order Act powers at Bowthorpe and Epping to direct protesters to leave, remove face coverings and detain those breaching orders.
• Specialist public order units and evidence-gathering teams have been deployed across at least 14 hotel sites this weekend in anticipation of disorder.
• Competing rallies by Stand Up to Racism and far-right activists, including Tommy Robinson supporters and Reform UK figures, continue to target hotels housing asylum seekers.
• NPCC chair BJ Harrington warned that online misinformation is fueling community tensions and urged the public to rely on formal authorities for accurate updates.