The Home Office is facing another crisis after the High Court’s interim injunction blocking a hotel from housing asylum seekers in Epping Forest. This followed unrest after protesters descended on The Bell Hotel when a resident was charged with the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl.

Across the country, further protests have erupted from Canary Wharf to Aldershot. A key feature of these gatherings are women dressed in pink. They carry signs demanding to “keep girls safe” and share posters online with community-spirited illustrations sporting headlines like “Pink Protest, for the safety of women and girls” .

If one didn’t know any better, it might seem like a well-meaning campaign. But behind the pink-pastelled branding lies the same racist scapegoating. The biggest giveaway is who

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