Man charged with assault after far-right targets Coventry asylum seekers

James White, 30, from Warwickshire, is to appear at magistrates' court on 22 October

A man has been charged with common assault after a far-right group targeted Coventry hotels used by the government to shelter asylum seekers during the pandemic.

West Midlands police officers were called to reports of a disorder at the Coventry Hill hotel at 12.50pm on Saturday. A man who works at the hotel was assaulted by two men as he encountered a group of people who were not staying there," a spokesperson said.