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A Labour MP has slammed violence targeting asylum seekers in her constituency, including an attack on a hotel she mentioned in parliament days earlier. Sarah Edwards, MP for Tamworth, described the riots at a Holiday Inn in the Midlands town as “shocking & disgraceful” on X, later releasing a statement further condemning the violence that targeted refugees housed at the hotel. “It is not protest. It’s not legitimate. It’s a crime and violent disorder. An assault on the rule of law,” she wrote. “This behaviour will not be tolerated on our streets. Tamworth is a welcoming and caring community. “…

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