Protesters have clashed at a hotel in Renfrewshire for the third week in a row over plans to accommodate asylum seekers. Members of the far-right hate group Patriotic Alternative have been gathering at the Muthu Glasgow River Hotel in Erskine every Sunday in protest at plans to accommodate 200 asylum seekers.
Activists from the Stand Up to Racism campaign hosted a counter-demonstration in response. A spokesman for the organisation who lives in Erskine accused Patriotic Alternative of spreading "hate, misinformation and lies" in the local community.
In a video posted from the demonstration, he said: "You only have to look at their website to see that's the case. The truth of the matter is, Erskine, and I speak for Erskine, we say yes. Yes to refugees, no to the Patriotic Alternative. They can go away, they are not welcome in Erskine. Refugees, we welcome them."
