Sunday, protests spread to several towns
and cities
as demonstrators continued to pile
pressure on the government to close
migrant hotels.
Nigel Farage was accused of provoking
anger by a cabinet minister who also
backed home office lawyers who argued in
the Eping Forest Court of Appeal hearing
that the public interests of asylum
seekers and local people are not equal.
>> It is about a balance of rights. When
people come to this country and claim
asylum, we have a responsibility as a
government to assess their cases and to
process them. But Nigel Faraj and reform
they don't actually want to sort this
problem. It is in their interest. They
think their political interests are
served by whipping up anger rather than
fixing problems.
>> Mr. Farage's plan for mass deportations
was also attacked by the Archbishop of
York.
>> Mr. Farage is saying the things he's
saying, but he is not offering any
long-term to solution to the big issues
which are convulsing our world which
lead to this.
>> But Reform UK's deputy leader told the
Archbishop to stay out of politics.
>> I'm a Christian. I enjoy the church. uh
I believe in in uh in God but no the
role of the archbishop is not actually
to interfere with international
migration policies
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>> in Crawley West Sussex on a showery
Sunday afternoon.
There were protesters for
and against asylum seekers.
>> We're trying to make our voices heard
peacefully. We don't want any any
trouble, but no one's listening.
>> No, no fear. Refugees are welcome here.
>> Unfortunately, I think the government at
the moment is um appeasing the far right
in Britain.
>> MPs are returning to Westminster after a
break of nearly six weeks. While
government statements on Ukraine and
Gaza are expected, the domestic agenda
is certain to be dominated by the
migration crisis. So, we can also expect
an early statement from Iet Cooper, the
home secretary, as well as moves by the
Conservatives to tighten the laws on
deportations and migrant hotels. The
government is claiming the number of
small boat arrivals for August will be
the lowest since 2019.
But that won't stop the protests. John
Craig, Sky News.