Police made six arrests during clashes as “Pink Lady” anti-migrant protesters descended on an east London hotel housing asylum seekers.
The women, said to be local mothers, marched setting off pink flares and waving England flags at the four-star Britannia International in Canary Wharf.
Some demonstrators carried a banner that said: “We’re not far right but we’re not far wrong. Don’t gamble with our lives. Stop the boats.” Others argued with police officers.
It came days after a migrant, in his early 20s, was arrested on suspicion of common assault after he allegedly burst into a blind woman’s nearby flat.
Channay Augustus, 22, an occupant of the property, chased the man away but appeared in court on Friday accused of trying to force her way into the Britannia armed with meat cleaver and allegedly shouting “f***ing asylum seekers”.
Augustus is said to have threatened two people, Aqib Ahmad and Abdullah Abdi.
Mr Ahmad is a security guard, not the suspect who entered her mother’s home. She was remanded into custody to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on September 12.
The hotel has been the focus of anti-migrant protests in recent weeks.
On Sunday afternoon, the Metropolitan Police said six arrests were made for breaching Section 14 Public Order conditions, possession of Class B drugs, and assaulting an emergency worker.
In a post on X, Scotland Yard added: “We have imposed conditions using Section 14 of the Public Order Act to prevent serious disruption at the protests in Canary Wharf.
“The group protesting against the use of the hotel by asylum seekers have been instructed to remain on the pavement opposite the Britannia Hotel.”
Videos shared on social media show the protesters arguing with police officers after they were prevented from moving down a road close to the site.
The Pink Lady demonstrators were joined by groups of men in balaclavas.
Several men - one of them masked and topless - were seen being detained by police.
