Nottinghamshire Police says it will continue to monitor a Mansfield hotel where asylum seekers are being housed after a group of protestors chanted and clapped outside the venue. A clip emerged over the weekend in which around a dozen people are seen shouting "out" to those inside the Midland Hotel.
The action was condemned online by several members of the public and local councillors, although Mansfield's MP Ben Bradley said that he "totally understood the feelings" of people with concerns about the housing of asylum seekers. But one councillor has now demanded a formal investigation into the incident, which police say took place on Saturday (February 4).
Councillor David Hennigan, a cabinet member of Ashfield District Council, said in a letter to Nottinghamshire Police and Nottinghamshire's Police and Crime Commissioner: "I am proud of Nottinghamshire's record on community cohesion and believe that this protest puts that at risk. I would therefore ask for a formal investigation into whether any offences have been committed.
