police make arrests after 'pink lady' protesters march to britannia migrant hotel

Pink lady protesters block the Blue Bridge on the Isle of Dogs in a demonstration near the Britannia International Hotel which houses migrants (Picture: George Cracknell Wright)

Anti-migrant protesters clashed with police outside the Britannia International hotel housing refugees in London.

Police made six arrests for breaching Section 14 Public Order conditions,possession of Class B drugs,and assaulting an emergency worker.

Demonstrators are shown holding placards reading ‘stop the boats’,waving St George’s flags and letting off flares.

One group of protesters unfurled a large banner with the message: ‘We are NOT far right but we’re not far wrong. Don’t gamble with our lives.’

‘Pink lady’ demonstrators,a group of local mums,were seen arguing with officers outside the 4-star hotel on the Isle of Dogs in Canary Wharf.

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Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.One woman,in a mobility scooter,in the road was told to move down the street. But she was seen arguing with an officer that she would push other demonstrators into the road itself.She and other protesters are heard being told to stay on the pavement opposite the hotel.A Met spokesman said: ‘Conditions to stay on the pavement remain in force,with officers still present.’Anti-asylum seeker protesters let off flares near the Britannia Hotel (Picture: George Cracknell Wright)Masked demonstrators wave St George’s flag on the Isle of Dogs in a march outside the hotel (Picture: George Cracknell Wright)Officers arrest protesters during an anti migrant demonstration outside the Britannia International Hotel in Canary Wharf,east London (Picture: George Cracknell Wright)It comes after a court heard that a protester attempted to force their way into the hotel after an asylum seeker walked into their blind mother’s flat.Channay Augustus,22,was one of 20 people who allegedly tried to barge into the property on Wednesday evening.The asylum seeker,in his 20s,has been arrested on suspicion of assault,the BBC reported.Ms Augustus confronted a security guard at the hotel after seeing the intruder in the flat.Police arrest an anti-migrant protester outside the Britannia Hotel (Picture: Martyn Wheatley)Police arrest a protester on the ground outside the Britannia Hotel on the Isle of Dogs (Picture: George Cracknell Wright)Thames Magistrates Court heard she then returned to the building holding a meat cleaver,which she started banging on a metal barrier outside the hotel.She will appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on September 12.The latest protest comes amid a wave of similar action outside several hotels housing asylum seekers across the country.

One in Epping saw another march to the Bell Hotel; some came dressed as Saxons.Epping Anglo-Saxons are out in force.Patriots in control. pic.twitter.com/8mksPEeFHs— Cal (@Cal_III) August 17,2025A protest against ‘illegal immigrants’ also took place today in the town of Ashington in Northumberland.Police watched on as protesters called for ‘mass deportations’.