Tense stand-off between protesters and police in Portsmouth after small boat arrival
Around 140 people were rescued after the dinghy crossed from Normandy, and authorities said 48,000 crossing attempts have been prevented since the election.
- Hundreds of anti-migrant demonstrators engaged in an overnight standoff with police at Eastney Marina in Portsmouth after a small boat carrying around 140 asylum seekers arrived off the Hampshire coast.
- Black-Clad and masked protesters blocked access roads and surrounded transport coaches to prevent authorities from transferring the new arrivals to the Manston processing facility in Kent.
- Hampshire Police deployed riot officers, formed protective cordons around the transport vehicles, and issued a dispersal order across the area to manage rising disorder.
- Maritime authorities noted that the vessel launched from Normandy, France, making it one of the longest and most unusually far-west small boat journeys recorded in recent years.
- Government officials condemned the protest actions as "intimidating and thuggish," while political figures debated the incident following similar anti-migrant demonstrations at Dover.
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In the English city of Portsmouth, violent clashes broke out between police and about 500 protesters against illegal migration. Tensions escalated after a large inflatable boat with 140 migrants docked at the shore on Sunday evening. Demonstrators blocked access to the marina in an attempt to prevent the arrivals from being taken away by buses, which led to the intervention of law enforcement with shields and pepper spray, the Telegraph reported…
The ship had set sail from the Normandy coast on Saturday evening.
In the southern English city of Portsmouth, a large group of far-right protesters attempted to stop migrants whose boat was intercepted in the Channel on Sunday. This is reported by various British media.
Clashes with the police broke out in British Portsmouth during protests that began with the arrival of an inflatable boat with 140 illegal migrants, wrote Telegraph. A ship leaving Normandy was intercepted in the Salt Strait between White Island and Portsmouth, handing over Telegraph. On Sunday night, about 500 people took part in a protest. The demonstrators blocked the only road leading to the dock in the east, where the illegals are believed …
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Great Yorkshire Radio140 migrants in one small boat intercepted in English Channel, Sky News understands
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