Sunday’s demonstration was one of a series of protests outside the hotel since 38-year-old asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was charged with sexual assault after an incident where he is alleged to have attempted to kiss a 14-year-old girl.

Police have hit out at spending £100,000 to tackle ‘hooligans’ hijacking protests over the Epping migrant hotel. Disorder over the past week has seen police vans and an undercover car smashed as hundreds of protesters took over the small Essex town.

Violent anti-migrant protests in Epping, Essex, have cost police £100,000. Eight police officers were injured following what started as a peaceful protest outside the Bell Hotel in Epping on Thursday evening. The latest protest, on Sunday, saw more than 100 demonstrators assemble outside the hotel with some chanting “save our kids”.