Hordes of people swarming on a hotel believed to be housing asylum-seekers, destroying police vans and attacking officers, writes Victoria Richards – in the name of what, exactly?

As Labour MP Stella Creasy reveals she was ‘hassled’ by a man on London Underground – and strangers had to step in to help her – Victoria Richards discovers that the worst experiences have become all too commonplace

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