On Saturday 29th August, a video was circulated on Twitter which showed a group group of far-right activists entering a hotel in Bromsgrove, near Birmingham, banging on bedroom doors and demanding to know what country the asylum seekers are from.
In the video, Britain First members say that they had entered the hotels legally and that it is housing illegal immigrants. Most of the asylum seekers are unaware of the activists and when interrogated have answered mistaking these activists to be officials. Many of the asylum seekers could be at risk if their faces are shown on camera.
Now, a man has been charged with common assault after a similar disorder broke out at two hotels in Coventry. Police were called to Coventry Hill Hotel in the Allesley area of the city on Saturday afternoon (August 29). Two men were later arrested outside the Royal Court Hotel in Keresley, which has been at the centre of controversy in the city.
Pictures were shared by right-wing group Britain First on Facebook showing protesters outside the Royal Court Hotel with a banner reading: "Britain First. Close down migrant hotels."
The arrested men were taken into police custody, while officers escorted the rest of their group back to their minibus, according to the Guardian.
