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On Wednesday the 23rd of July, a former Commons Deputy Speaker and Epping MP called for politicians on all sides to help calm down the potentially riotous situation around asylum hotels.

On the social media platform X, Nigel Farage posted a video, which he said showed protesters

being bused by Essex police to the Bell Hotel in Epping, where a rival group was demonstrating

after an asylum seeker was charged with sexual offences, which he's denied.

The force has described that allegation as categorically wrong, saying it took some people who

were at risk of being hurt away from the area for their own safety. In the Lords, Eleanor, now Lady

Lang, made her concerns clear. It's the duty of elected representatives, all elected representatives, regardless of which party

they represent, to do their best, to encourage community cohesion and to calm down a

potentially riotous situation.

As Deputy Speaker, Eleanor Lang, had a no-nonsense approach to transgressors of the

Commons rules, silencing disorderly MPs with a firm word or a stern look.

Making her intervention in the Lords, she didn't name names, but told peers,

The considerable amount of misinformation that is being spread by a particular political party

is unfortunate and is working against community cohesion.

Essex Police said 10 arrests had been made during the demonstrations

after eight police officers and two members of hotel staff were injured.

And while its chief constable thanked the many peaceful protesters,

he said there was unacceptable and violent behaviour from thugs and vandals.

The non-affiliated peer Lady Fox urged the government to recognise...

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