Voices: In its handling of the Epping asylum hotel protest, what exactly has Essex Police done wrong?

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Voices: In its handling of the Epping asylum hotel protest, what exactly has Essex Police done wrong?

Thursday 24th July 2025, 1:15PM

Protesters outside a hotel housing asylum seekers have accused the local force of ‘bussing in’ anti-racism campaigners, a fallacy repeated by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and which has taken hold on social media. But it’s not the police stirring up trouble, says Sean O’Grady

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