Cabinet minister Michael Gove described violent scenes outside a Kirkby hotel where asylum seekers were staying as "absolutely disgusting" but defended the government's controversial immigration plans.
Mr Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up spoke to the ECHO during a visit to Merseyside yesterday. Amid a range of subjects, we asked him about the awful scenes outside the Suites Hotel on February 10 which saw a police van set on fire and missiles aimed at police.
Speaking about those scenes, Mr Gove said: "Those scenes were absolutely disgusting, there are far right organisations that are attempting to stir up discontent and we've got to crack down on them, these people engaging in criminal activity, it is unacceptable."
