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Police not ready for summer of unrest

EPPING, ESSEX, ENGLAND, JUL 23 – Police made 10 arrests after protests erupted over asylum seeker charges and hotel accommodations, highlighting tensions amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment and economic challenges.

  • Calling it a `total myth`, Martin Daubney clashed with Labour councillor Abrams on GB News, while Abrams said migration “is not the reason”.
  • After the assault charge, local unrest flared in Epping, sparked by 38-year-old asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu's court appearance last week.
  • Ten arrests were made by Essex Police, and eight officers were injured during the unrest, according to Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington, escalating tensions.
  • Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, called for Essex Police Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington to resign, amid political fallout over protests in Epping.
  • With summer unrest looming, the police union warned forces are close to breaking point, social networks amplify inflammatory messaging, and nearly 24,000 Channel crossings have occurred in 2025.
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GB News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
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