The protest erupted on Tuesday night outside the four-star Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf, which the government intends to use as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers, according to Tower Hamlets Council.

Police descended on an east London hotel last night as protests broke out over rumours it was set to house migrants who had been "removed from Epping". GB News understands that the Britannia International Hotel in Canary Wharf has been taken over by the Home Office in case it needs an "overflow hotel" - but nobody has yet been moved there.

A large number of protesters and counter-demonstrators gathered outside an east London hotel after rumours spread on social media that asylum seekers are being housed there. Metropolitan Police officers were seen guarding the Britannia International Hotel on Marsh Wall, Canary Wharf. The force was contacted for comment.