Police move in to arrest Peckham protesters blocking bus removing migrants after ‘tyres… [Video]

2 May 2024, 14:18

Police have moved to arrest protesters in Peckham trying to block a bus thought to be taking migrants to the Bibby Stockholm barge.

Activist groups sat on the ground, piled up e-bikes and even slashed its tyres, according to the Home Office.

The protesters claimed that asylum seekers being housed in the Best Western Hotel in south-east London were to be placed on coaches and transported to the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset on Thursday.

Around 30 police officers arrived on the scene on Thursday afternoon and moved to arrest protesters and drag them away, although dozens more remained seated on the ground.

Protesters were also seen shouting at officers and trying to block police vans.

One officer said: “Obstruction of a highway is one thing, but obstruction of police in their duty is a very serious offence and if that continues, we …