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UK Government Condemns Anti-Migrant Protests at Ports
AP News · 3 weeks ago · Read the Full Story on AP News
AI SUMMARY
The British government has condemned anti-immigrant protesters who blocked roads and clashed with police at southern English ports to prevent Channel-crossing migrants from landing.
- The British government condemned the "intimidating and thuggish behavior" of anti-immigrant demonstrators at ports in southern England.
- On Sunday, hundreds of masked protesters in Portsmouth clashed with police, attempted to prevent lifeboats carrying migrants from landing, and tried to block buses taking the arrivals to an asylum processing center.
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight police are investigating injuries to officers and damage to official vehicles resulting from the Portsmouth protest.
- On Saturday, hundreds of masked protesters blocked roads leading to Dover, Britain’s busiest ferry port, disrupting traffic and cargo transit.
- Both protest groups appeared to be led by Daniel Thomas, an ally of veteran far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government stated that increased law enforcement cooperation with France has helped reduce Channel crossings by more than 40% this year compared to 2025.
- A boat that landed in Portsmouth on Sunday traveled on a longer and riskier route from Normandy, carrying approximately 120 migrants.
- On Sunday alone, eight boats carried a total of 625 migrants across the Channel to the UK.
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