Farage calls for public ban on face coverings after anti-migrant protests
The Reform UK leader said full-face coverings should be banned in public after anti-migrant protests led to road blockades and injuries to police.
- Reform leader Nigel Farage called for a public ban on all full-face coverings, labeling them a "menace" and stating that people should be identifiable in public spaces, including religious veils.
- Masked, black-clad men blocked road access to the Port of Dover on Saturday, while a stand-off in Portsmouth on Sunday resulted in damaged official vehicles and injuries to a handful of police officers.
- Approximately 120 migrants arrived near the Isle of Wight on Sunday, prompting more than 200 protesters to attempt to block three coaches transporting them for processing, according to Policing minister Sarah Jones.
- Blaming the Conservatives for "the frustration we see in our communities today," Jones clashed with Shadow home secretary Chris Philp, who argued the government must leave the ECHR to end public anger.
- On Monday, Patriot Platform founder Daniel Thomas confronted Reform spokesman Zia Yusuf, accusing Farage of calling protesters "knuckle-draggers" and warning the party leader must be "careful with his words.
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