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'Mob rule and vigilantism' in asylum seeker protests condemned by Norfolk MP

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06.08.2026

Terry Jermy, the Labour MP for South West Norfolk, says the "ugly scenes" which unfolded in Thetford are deeply concerning.

It follows violent disorder in the town for a second day in a row after crowds gathered outside a property in Clover Way, which is thought to have been housing asylum seekers, yesterday.

Terry Jermy, the MP for South West Norfolk (Image: Roger Harris)

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