Nine arrests as protesters clash outside Islington asylum hotel
Masked protesters had clashed with rivals outside an Islington hotel housing asylum seekers. This led to nine arrests by The Metropolitan Police. Police were forced to intervene after brief clashes broke out between both groups outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in Islington. A large group of masked protesters dressed in black and chanting “we are […]
Those complicit in people smuggling to be sanctioned and named
Gang leaders, corrupt officials, police officers, fake passport dealers and companies supplying small boats could be among those publicly named in UK sanctions targeting people-smuggling. The measures, that are due to be unveiled on Wednesday, are central to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer‘s plan to clamp down on small boat crossings by going after the […]
