The large group of protesters gathered outside a hotel in Canary Wharf, London, were swarmed by cops and police vans amid claims on social media that asylum seekers are being housed there. The Daily Express understands that no asylum seekers are being housed in the hotel and there are no plans to do so.

I don’t think anybody in London understands just how close we are to civil disobedience on a vast scale in this country,’ Mr Farage said

Essex Police officers have been spotted shepherding pro-migrant protesters to the hotel in Epping at the heart of this week's unrest. The force had at first denied escorting the demonstrators to the hotel - but have now U-turned to claim it was officers' "duty" to do so.

The Home Office have said migrants in an Epping hotel are not being moved after a fresh wave of protests erupted outside another Canary Wharf hotel. Hundreds of demonstrators descended on the Bell Hotel in Epping last week, chanting ‘send them home’ and clashing with police.

No10 slams violent 'thugs' after six arrested during latest migrant hotel demonstration - Missiles were thrown at an elderly woman counter-protesting who had to be escorted away by police

Anti-migrant demonstrators and refugee-advocate rivals are coming together outside asylum hotels as an explosive dispute about where to house thousands of people crossing the English Channel gathers pace.

Far from 'concerned local citizens' protests, fascists with a history of racist violence are organising the racist pogroms in Epping.

Activist Tommy Robinson, 42, has confirmed he will attend a protest in Epping, Essex, on Sunday sparking fears of a 'mass mobilisation' of demonstrators