Home secretary condemns ‘utterly appalling’ scenes as bottles and chairs thrown outside Holiday Inn Express
A far-right-led mob of masked rioters tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers as further violence flared across the country at anti-immigration protests.
The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, condemned the rioters: “The criminal, violent attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham is utterly appalling,” she said. “Deliberately setting fire to a building with people known to be inside. A number of officers were injured, and one was taken to hospital with a head injury caused by a brick thrown by a member of the far right. One experienced South Yorkshire police officer said it was by far the worst riot he had attended.
Just after 6pm, South Yorkshire police said no hotel employees or guests had been hurt and that officers had regained access to the hotel and were “continuing to disperse” the rioters. One arrest has been made so far. “All today has achieved is the diversion of police and partner resources, operational police officers who will now be away from active duty while they recover from their injuries, and the continued use of public money to clean up the mess they have left behind.”Those involved in the violence “should expect us to be at their doors very soon”, she added.
Cleveland police said “a number of arrests” had been made since the protest started at about 2pm. “The public is asked to avoid the area,” a statement on social media added. But volunteers armed with brushes and bin bags joined council crews who worked through the night to reopen the streets.
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