Asylum Hotel Protests & Appeals Backlog Plan
- Protests continued across the UK over the use of hotels to house asylum seekers as the UK government set out plans for a fast-track appeals process to speed...
- On Sunday, September 24, 2023, a group of protesters, some draped in the St George's Cross, gathered outside the Castle Bromwich Holiday Inn in Birmingham.
- Ministers are hoping the overhaul of the asylum appeal process will facilitate the removal of individuals from hotels and expedite their departure from the UK.
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UK Protests Continue Over Asylum Seeker Housing as Government Announces Faster Appeals
What Happened: Recent Protests and Demonstrations
Protests continued across the UK over the use of hotels to house asylum seekers as the UK government set out plans for a fast-track appeals process to speed up the removal of people with no right to be in the UK.
On Sunday, September 24, 2023, a group of protesters, some draped in the St George’s Cross, gathered outside the Castle Bromwich Holiday Inn in Birmingham. Simultaneously, in London, police maintained a presence at the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf.
Ministers are hoping the overhaul of the asylum appeal process will facilitate the removal of individuals from hotels and expedite their departure from the UK.
Following protests on Saturday which resulted in at least 15 arrests, demonstrations continued on Sunday. In Birmingham, protesters were observed looking through the hotel doors, and one individual scaled a ladder to hang a flag on a lamp post near the Holiday Inn sign.
At canary Wharf, police officers were stationed at the entrance to the Britannia Hotel, with security guards positioned behind barriers blocking access. Approximately 20 protesters stood quietly across the road, displaying Union flags.
A woman carried a homemade banner stating: ”Tower Hamlets council house homeless Brits first,” adorned with a St George’s flag. Another