Thousands marched through central Manchester today calling for mass “remigration.”
Wow ! https://t.co/AsmMUzXb4K
— JUNGO ⚜️ (@im_Jungo) August 2, 2025
🚨SEND THEM HOME🎶
🚨SEND THEM HOME🎵
🚨SEND THEM HOME🎶Chant breaks out in Newcastle as POLICE start making ARRESTS pic.twitter.com/gg3pbS8fJ6
— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) August 2, 2025
Beautiful UK, absolutely beautiful! pic.twitter.com/J53aY3Rkh1
— Rebecca Mistereggen (@RMistereggen) August 2, 2025
The march was organized by the far‑right group Britain First. Anti‑racism groups confronted them near the start of the protest.
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3320563/more-clashes-and-arrests-uk-immigration-protests
A protester shouted, “Send them back, don’t let them in — just stop them coming in, we’ve got hotels full of immigrants…”
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3320563/more-clashes-and-arrests-uk-immigration-protests
A counter‑protester said, “I don’t want to see people full of hate on the streets of Manchester.”
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3320563/more-clashes-and-arrests-uk-immigration-protests
What’s not often covered is how the campaign for returned mass deportations taps into economic anger over housing and asylum backlog in working‑class areas.
Demonstrators and counter‑protesters clashed quickly before police separated them.
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The remigration demand shows far‑right groups targeting local resentment over hotels housing asylum seekers.
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Authorities made several arrests amid tense stand‑offs in Manchester and London.
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The protests happened just as the UK government announced plans to speed up asylum decisions, aiming to cut hotel use and calm unrest.
https://www.ft.com/content/b2b46b4c-145a-493c-8b97-c659c4de04b7
They’re fed up: huge crowd in Manchester says “send them back”.