Dozens of towns and cities across Britain are braced for an “explosion” of anti-migrant demonstrations at hotels housing asylum seekers this weekend.

Warnings of potential violence came after the Government announced that it would appeal against the landmark High Court ruling which blocked the use of an Epping Forest hotel in Essex .

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said closing asylum hotels must be “orderly” rather than through “piecemeal court decisions”, as the cabinet minister called for calm. New Feature

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Anti-racism activists are expecting at least 30 demonstrations targeting asylum hotels – including Leeds, Oxford, Exeter, Newcastle, Bristol, and Perth – on Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday.

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