New footage has emerged showing UK police officers escorting masked far-left activists past local protesters at a migrant hotel in Aldershot, Hampshire, fueling further claims of biased policing amid ongoing tensions over illegal immigration.
The video, posted by Turning Point UK, depicts Hampshire Constabulary officers leading a group of individuals—described as “masked ANTIFA thugs”—through a grassy area near the protest site.
The group, many wearing face coverings, is guided by police in high-visibility vests, with one officer directing them forward. A voice in the footage can be heard shouting, “Take your masks off,” and later mocking the group as “little boys” possibly affiliated with Antifa. The post accuses the police of using this tactic to “antagonise the locals to justify police brutality,” calling for an end to “two-tier policing.”
Yet more police escorting far left agitators into another anti-illegal immigrant protest in another completely different part of the country. A pattern is emerging here. https://t.co/SyfSijtBLA
— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) July 23, 2025
The police escorted the masked leftists to one side of the road and the locals to the other, where a shouting match inevitably ensued.
Tense atmosphere in Aldershot as protestors chant “communist scum off our streets” at Stand Up To Racism protest across the road. Police standing between them. pic.twitter.com/3DYERNGzY6
— Charlie Peters (@CDP1882) August 7, 2024
This incident echoes similar events in Epping, Essex, where police were caught on camera bussing pro-migrant activists from the group Stand Up to Racism to and from The Bell Hotel, a site housing asylum seekers that became a flashpoint after reports of a sexual assault on a young girl by one of its occupants.
As detailed in our previous report, Essex Police initially denied facilitating the activists’ arrival but backtracked after viral footage showed officers escorting the counter-protesters from a nearby station to the hotel and later loading them into police vans—referred to as “buses”—to transport them away.
Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Hooper defended the actions, stating, “We have a reasonable duty to protect people who want to exercise their rights,” but critics, including Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, slammed it as an effort “to force a confrontation.”
Farage added that the police’s priorities “need urgently looking at,” demanding accountability.
? BREAKING NEWS ?
— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) July 23, 2025
This video proves @EssexPoliceUK transported left-wing protestors to The Bell hotel in Epping.
There is no way Chief Constable BJ Harrington can stay in position. pic.twitter.com/tN07UFEGca
Multiple videos from Epping capture the scenes: one shows angry locals confronting officers about shuttling the activists, with a resident yelling about the use of public resources.
?@EssexPoliceUK can you explain why police vehicles were used to shuttle left-wing activists between Epping Station and the Bell Hotel — and back again? Who signed off on this use of public resources? pic.twitter.com/s6HeoQv9XT
— Sue ????????? (@suespeaksup) July 18, 2025
Another clip features Stand Up to Racism members being backed into a corner under police protection as protesters chant against them.
Peado Supporting Stand Up To Racism Backed Into A Corner Requiring Police Protection in Epping
— James Goddard (@JamesPGoddard90) July 17, 2025
Oh, you just love to see these anti white bastards squirm!@Truthhurts101UK ? pic.twitter.com/u5brZCwu01
In a press conference, Essex Police Chief Constable BJ Harrington evaded questions about the discrepancies, refusing to comment on “operational decisions.”
Listen to this evasive response from the Essex Police Chief Constable.
— Sue ????????? (@suespeaksup) July 23, 2025
No explanation. No accountability.
He won’t address footage showing his officers escorting masked far-left activists in and out of the Bell Hotel in Epping.
This isn’t leadership it’s a disgrace.
He should… pic.twitter.com/Xa4Bz9K3Xk
Odd moment during the Essex Police press conference in Epping:
— Lewis Brackpool (@Lewis_Brackpool) July 23, 2025
The Chief Constable denied that officers transported far-left activists to and from the protest, despite video evidence showing police escorting Stand Up to Racism demonstrators via foot cordons and in police vans,… pic.twitter.com/s4kQZQavBZ
The Telegraph reported on the Epping events, confirming police escorted the pro-migrant group amid claims their presence sparked violence on July 17.
? Police take pro-migrant protesters to asylum hotel
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 23, 2025
Essex Police initially denied that it had brought Stand up to Racism activists to the Bell Hotel in Epping amid claims by anti-migrant protesters that the arrival of counter-demonstrators sparked the violence on July 17 pic.twitter.com/fLCGDdXr58
Additional footage shows activists being chased away under police escort, with locals decrying their support for migrants following the assault allegations.
??? Stand Up To Racism Escorted Off by Police
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) July 13, 2025
The Far Left Paid for Protagonist Protestors turning up in Epping, England where a protest had broken out after a migrant sexually assaulted a young girl.
People everywhere are finally realising their own Government is… pic.twitter.com/BXkY14pVwD
These incidents have amplified accusations of “two-tier policing,” where authorities appear to favor far-left groups over local residents protesting immigration policies. Commentators such as journalist David Atherton have called for the resignation of Essex’s Chief Constable, labeling the handling “clueless.”
It seem @EssexPoliceUK's Chief Constable BJ Harrington has had some media training. His police officer Stuart Hooper was seen escorting Stand Up To Racism, Antifa-type thugs to the Bell Hotel in Epping, & bussing them back in police vans. Hooper denied it, but social media posts… pic.twitter.com/UCO11K76LN
— David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20) July 23, 2025
In response to the backlash, Essex Police reiterated that escorting protesters was a “public safety decision,” but the videos continue to circulate, drawing widespread outrage.
As protests spread to places like Aldershot, the pattern suggests a broader strategy, with critics arguing it escalates conflicts rather than de-escalates them.
The Home Office has since moved migrants from The Bell Hotel to a Canary Wharf location, displacing tourists, but the debate over police impartiality rages on.
Maybe if we had a proper border to begin with, borders around hotels wouldn't be necessary. https://t.co/Qx6ktwR8MU
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) July 24, 2025
Meanwhile, the media is once again desperate to frame the opposition to mass illegal immigration and everything that now comes with it in the UK as far right racists, while reality tells a completely different story.
Insufferable leftist BBC reporter Victoria Derbyshire goes looking for racists in Epping and just finds normal people who don't want a hotel full of illegal immigrants, at least one of whom is charged with sexually assaulting a child, next to their kids' school. https://t.co/kjLX08O7nC
— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) July 24, 2025
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Do the police realize they are reinforcing the long held thought that the ultimate purpose of all police forces is to protect the government and elites in power?
We have footage of what happened and the police deny it. It just keeps getting worse.
I think the police have lost all credibility. I agree with Farage