Migration protests LIVE: Police brace as anti-migrant crowds target 26 asylum hotels

Protests are planned to take place outside 26 asylum seeker hotels across the UK this weekend as the police prepare for the crowds.

Demonstrations are to be held in major cities including Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol and Newcastle.

The ramping up of protests comes after a High Court ruling preventing people seeking asylum from being housed at The Bell Hotel in Epping.

However, the Government is set to challenge the ruling.

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