UK ASYLUM HOTEL PROTESTS SURGE AS GOVERNMENT FAST-TRACKS APPEALS; FARAGE TOUTS MASS DEPORTATIONS

Protests targeting hotels housing asylum seekers spread across the UK, including Epping, Bristol and Birmingham, following a High Court order to remove asylum seekers from an Epping hotel. The Labour government announced plans to speed asylum appeals and phase out hotel use amid a backlog of about 106,000 cases. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage escalated rhetoric with proposals for mass deportations and withdrawal from the ECHR, intensifying the political fight over removals and accommodation. Police have maintained heightened patrols as tensions continue.