BARBICAN ASYLUM

Several demonstrators have been detained after rival groups faced off over a hotel accommodating asylum seekers in north London, with police breaking up brief clashes.⁠
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The Met has since imposed conditions on the protest and counter-protest outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in Islington.⁠
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The protest was organised by local residents under the banner "Thistle Barbican needs to go - locals say no".⁠
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A larger group staged a counter demonstration to voice support for asylum seekers, bearing a banner that read: "Refugees are welcome."⁠
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People inside the hotel, believed to be migrants, watched on, with some waving and blowing kisses from the windows.⁠
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Post from Sky News on August 02, 2025

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