Asylum seekers at a hotel in Merseyside are ‘scared to go outside’ after a far-right protest brought shocking violence to their community.
, with missiles thrown and a police van set on fire and smashed up.
Far-right groups like Britain First and Patriotic Alternative had reportedly made visits to the hotel in recent weeks, but the latter denied any involvement on social media. Clare and her colleagues were eventually able to flee the scene with the help of a single police van.
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