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UNBELIEVABLE: Dover - Caught on Camera

Shabana Mahmood urges police to curb far-right, anti-migrant protests

Home secretary tells officers to make ‘full use’ of their powers after masked vigilantes cause weekend of chaos

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t wear RNLI branding’, says charity to deter anti-migrant protests

The rescue organisation has issued security advice in the wake of protests in Dover and Portsmouth.

Evening Standard

What Patriot Platform tells us about how the far right in the UK is changing its tactics

Anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth may look like another manifestation of a familiar phenomenon. In recent years, the UK has seen repeated demonstrations and rioting over asylum hotels, small-boat crossings and immigration. This time though, the gatherings consisted of black-clad men in balaclavas, organised by a man who calls…

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Far-right port protests: police told to improve intelligence gathering

Whitehall officials ask why laws meant to clamp down on mask wearing at demonstrations were not used

The Guardian - UK

Black-clad mobs and the puzzle of two-tier justice

Letters: Readers respond to reports and commentary on far-right groups of masked vigilantes causing unrest in Dover and Portsmouth over the weekend

The Guardian - UK

Police overlooked tip-off day before far-right agitators blocked Dover roads

Details passed to Kent police after people heard in pub boasting about going to Dover to ‘attack Muslims’

The Guardian - UK

‘Army of Christian patriots’: how a black-clad vigilante group swarmed Portsmouth

Daniel Thomas has spent months trying to unify the UK’s disparate far right to form a disciplined anti-migrant force

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Small boats crisis could worsen if traffickers shift destinations across the south coast

An ‘ongoing cat-and-mouse dynamic between the authorities and smugglers’ could shift where small boats depart from and arrive

The Independent UK

Tories to blame for anti-migration protests in Dover and Portsmouth, policing minister says

Sarah Jones warned that any protesters stepping ‘from peaceful protest into illegality will face the full force of the law’

The Independent UK

Police used batons and pepper spray on far-right protesters in Portsmouth unrest

Minister condemns groups behind Hampshire disorder and says officers were injured as they repelled ‘aggression’

The Guardian - UK

Police minister blames Tories for Portsmouth and Dover anti-migration protests

Sarah Jones warned demonstrators who crossed the line from peaceful protest into illegality would face the full force of the law.

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on the far right’s real weapon: it is the politics of powerlessness

Editorial: From Dover to Saxony-Anhalt, extremists thrive when voters believe established parties can no longer deliver security, prosperity or meaningful change

The Guardian - UK

Far-right anti-migrant protests escalate amid fears of wider mobilisation

As police hunt down those who attacked police at the anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth, anti-racism campaigners say the violence was a ‘wake-up call’ amid fears of further disorder

The Independent UK

Dover and Portsmouth showed us a new kind of far right – and the authorities were caught out

This is a new and dangerous development: a network of vigilantes who have mobilised as politicians and police have failed to act, says Joe Mulhall of Hope Not Hate

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Evening Standard

Protest organiser confronts Zia Yusuf at scene of Portsmouth migrant arrivals

Mr Yusuf told Daniel Thomas to ensure there was no violence from his group towards the police.

The Independent UK

The Tommy Robinson associate behind Portsmouth and Dover anti-migrant protests

After being released from prison for attempted kidnapping, Danny Tommo, real name Daniel Thomas, claimed to have turned his life around – and now helps organise protests under the banner Patriot Platform

The Guardian - UK

What is Patriot Platform, the far-right group that descended on Dover and Portsmouth?

Campaigners say anti-migrant collective, which gathers together a series of local groups, is home to a host of violent criminals

The Independent UK

Lee Anderson throws ‘full support’ behind anti-migrant protesters in Dover and Portsmouth

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The National (Scotland)

Far-right agitator vomits and claims 'police can't touch you in sea' in bizarre video

A VEXATIOUS far-right agitator known for his Tommy Robinson tribute act has been widely mocked for clambering into the sea in the apparent belief…

The Independent UK

Portsmouth ‘not set up’ for migrant boat arrivals if routes shift from Dover

A police and crime commissioner has warned that the government will need to adapt if Dover is no longer the destination of choice - but The Independent understands the government currently has no evidence to suggest a change in people smuggler tactics

Euronews

Anti-migrant protests are 'wake-up call' for UK government, says police commissioner

A weekend of protests in Portsmouth and Dover has exposed deepening tensions over Britain's Channel crossings, even as the government insists arrival numbers are falling.

Evening Standard

Council: Home Office has ‘questions to answer’ on Portsmouth migrant landing

There were protests overnight in Portsmouth following the arrival of around 140 migrants there.

Evening Standard

Who is 'Danny Tommo'? Tommy Robinson associate at centre of Portsmouth and Dover migrant protests

Daniel Thomas was jailed in 2016 after an attempted kidnapping, but claims he has now turned around his life through religion

The Guardian - UK

No 10 condemns ‘thuggish’ far-right activists after Portsmouth unrest

Hundreds of men, some in balaclavas, try to prevent asylum seekers’ processing, two days after similar scenes in Dover

Evening Standard

Protesters clash with riot police in Portsmouth after 140 migrants rescued from 'mega-dinghy'

‘We condemn the intimidating and thuggish behaviour we are seeing tonight’ - government spokesperson

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