Labour Minister: ‘The Last Thing We Want Is for Any Public Discussion’ Amid Epping Riots Over Migrant Crime

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp was granted an urgent question in the Commons today over migrant crime at asylum hotels as riots grow in Epping following an asylum seeker being charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Policing minister Diana Johnson skirted around the issue, instead giving the public a lecture on keeping quiet:

“These are very serious allegations, but it is vital that the criminal justice procedures are able to run their course.