Fifteen people have been arrested following clashes outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers. Merseyside Police said the arrested were between the ages of 13 and 54 and had been detained on suspicion of violent disorder after clashes between pro and anti-migrant groups near the Suites Hotel in Knowsley, on Friday evening.
A police van was set on fire and officers were pelted with objects during the riot. Home secretary Suella Braverman condemned the violence, saying “the alleged behaviour of some asylum seekers is never an excuse for violence and intimidation”. She said: “I condemn the appalling disorder in Knowsley last night.”
