The Chief Constable of Essex Police has denied that officers drove counter-protesters to a demonstration outside a hotel housing asylum seekers after claims made by Nigel Farage.The Reform UK leader called for the resignation of Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington in a post on X.There have been a series of demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, since an asylum seeker was charged with sexual assault this month.

The Chief Constable of Essex Police has denied that officers drove counter-protesters to a demonstration outside a hotel housing asylum seekers after claims made by Nigel Farage.The Reform UK leader called for the resignation of Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington in a post on X.There have been a series of demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, since an asylum seeker was charged with sexual assault this month.