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Thursday, 24 July 2025 Welcome to From the Editor – the very best from our newsroom delivered to your inbox daily. Britain is facing a summer of anti-migration riots. Our police are not ready for them. Writing for The Telegraph, Tiff Lynch, the head of the Police Federation, warns that officers will need to be dragged away from neighbourhood duties and re-directed to keep the peace. Meanwhile, Nigel Farage has accused Essex Police of facilitating unrest and demanded that “heads must roll” for their poor handling of the Epping riots earlier this week. I’d love to hear what you think of this newsletter. You can email me your feedback here. Chris Evans, Editor P.S. You can now enjoy everything The Telegraph has to offer in our summer sale. Claim 1 year of full access for just £25. 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After days of protests against mass migration outside asylum hotels, and with more planned in the coming weeks, there are fears the UK could be heading for a second summer of unrest. Writing for The Telegraph, Tiff Lynch, the head of the Police Federation, said that officers were being “pulled in every direction” and commanders were being “forced to choose between keeping the peace at home or plugging national gaps”. Ms Lynch warned that already-underfunded police forces would be forced to drag officers away from neighbourhood policing duties to keep anti-migrant protests under control. Protesters march outside The Bell Hotel in Epping on July 20 Police have already come under fire for escorting anti-racism protesters to the Bell Hotel in Epping, where violent disorder subsequently broke out. Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, said the policing of the protest had been “absolutely disgraceful” and “heads must roll”. Ben-Julian Harrington, the chief constable of Essex Police, refused to resign over his handling of the protests and denied his officers had given a higher level of protection to anti-racism activists. Mr Harrington insisted that the only protection his officers were providing was to “lawful and law-abiding people”. Read the full story here ➤ Nigel Farage: Essex Police directly facilitated migrant unrest. Heads must roll ➤   Opinion and analysis   Allister Heath Sunday Telegraph Editor Labour’s grotesque lies about illegal migration are finally being exposed Continue reading ➤     Samuel Ramani Telegraph contributor Zelensky’s credibility is shot Continue reading ➤     Michael Deacon Telegraph columnist The BBC is no longer a broadcaster. 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