13 pictures as Newcastle protestors clash over migrants in New Bridge Hotel

Protestors clashed in Newcastle city centre on Saturday (August 12), as a group campaigning against the use of ‘asylum hotels’ faced off against a group defending refugees.

The groups gathered outside New Bridge Hotel, while a large police presence also converged.

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Multiple protests have taken place in the city centre in recent weeks, in relation to immigration and the use of hotels to house asylum seekers in the UK while their claims are processed.