Epping has found itself at the centre of a controversy over asylum seekers being housed in hotels in the past week. The Essex town, with a population of about 12,000 and which sits at the end of the Central line on the London Underground network, has seen more 1,000 people take part in two protests.

About 150 protesters gathered outside a hotel housing asylum-seeking families after the Home Office planned to change the occupants to single adult males. It started with about 60

More than 150 protesters gathered outside a hotel which is at the centre of a row over plans to house single male asylum seekers last night (July 21). A ‘peaceful’ demonstration was organised after some locals were left angered by the Home Office decision at The Park Hotel in Diss,