‘Some threatened to kill us’: asylum seekers left fearful by far-right mobs

Extremists have targeted their hotels since 2020, but the recent escalation in violence means few feel safe

Outside the asylum seeker hotel, the far-right mob are baying get them out" while hurling rocks, fireworks and other missiles. Behind the hotel windows, those who live there cower in terror.

But this was not the scene outside the asylum seeker hotel in Rotherham that was attacked by far-right thugs on Sunday, nor in Hull on Saturday. This happened outside the Suites hotel in Knowsley on 10 February 2023.