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Twelve People Arrested After Migrant Protest in Gosport
Police arrested 12 people after clashes and flares at an anti-migrant protest, as the Home Office said 149 migrants were believed aboard the boat.
- On Sunday, 149 migrants arrived in Gosport aboard RNLI boats, triggering a standoff between police and around 350 anti-migrant protesters gathered at Haslar Marina.
- Demonstrators hoping to deter the vessel's arrival engaged in scuffles and set off flares, prompting authorities to enact a dispersal order under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
- Police made 12 arrests for offences including assaulting officers; a 36-year-old man from Bognor Regis was among those detained by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary.
- Assistant Chief Constable Simon Dodds condemned the 'violent public disorder,' stating officials will 'investigate thoroughly,' while the Home Office transported migrants to Kent for processing.
- Channel crossings this year total 19,451, down 43% from last year, while authorities maintain the dispersal order for Gosport until 7am on Tuesday.
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Gosport MP 'given absolutely no forewarning' from Labour of overnight migrant swarm
Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage has said Labour ministers gave her “absolutely no forewarning” a boat carrying 149 migrants would land in the town.The Conservative MP was speaking to GB News after protests erupted in the Hampshire town over the overnight arrivals.Migrants were brought ashore at Haslar Marina in Gosport late Sunday evening after crossing the Channel from France, then taken to Kent for processing.Ahead of the arrivals, Ms Dinenage sa…
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UK police make 12 arrests after anti-migrant protest
British police said on Monday they arrested 12 people following a public order incident in Gosport, southern England, the previous day, where a crowd of 350 people had gathered to protest against the arrival of migrants on a small boat.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Center, 37% Right
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources are Center, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Center
L 25%
C 38%
R 37%
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