Anti-racism protesters disrupt Ukip launch - leaving journalists trapped in hotel bar

Anti-racism protesters have attempted to break up Paul Nuttall's campaign launch, reportedly leaving some journalists trapped in a hotel bar.

The protesters from Stand Up To Racism managed to get into the room in which the launch is taking place, and held up posters, chanting that Ukip is "a fascist organisation".

According to people at the scene, they were chanting that Paul Nuttall is wrong to say that migrants are responsible for unemployment in the UK and another claimed that the only Muslim woman in the room had been asked to leave.  

The main campaigner at the event admitted to reporters at the scene that he was a former member of the controversial Socialist Workers' Party.

BuzzFeed's political editor, Jim Waterson claimed some people were stuck in the Marriott Hotel bar as protesters halted the beginning of the campaign launch.

He wrote on Twitter: "Have just been told I'm being "kettled" in Marriott hotel bar until they remove protestors from UKIP launch. Not sure they get kettling.

"Hotel security currently saying they won't let in half the journalists to the UKIP launch event, despite the pleas of UKIP press officers."

Another journalist wrote: "Appears we can't get into room where UKIP launch is taking place until protest has been dealt with."

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