"Fightings of Immigration Opponents with British Police on the arrival of subsequent boats (Video) Hundreds of right-wing activists went to Portsmouth after a boat with 140 asylum seekers reached the city."

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Updated 7 Sep, 2026 11:15

Police officers line up to block protesters close Eastney Beach in Portsmouth (England). © PA via AP

According to footage from the scene, there were clashes between right-wing demonstrators and police in the British city of Portsmouth; protesters attempted to prevent registration procedures against a group of recently arrived migrants.

British media reported on Sunday that a tiny boat that sailed from Normandy, France with about 140 asylum seekers on board, was intercepted by British services on the La Manche Channel and escorted to Portsmouth.

This message prompted hundreds of opponents of immigration to go to this town in Hampshire County, southeast England.

Demonstrators blocked local roads, trying to prevent buses from transporting migrants to the UK MMA (Home Office) registration centre in Manston, Kent County.

Protesters – many of whom were dressed black and had their faces covered – chanted slogans:

‘Stop the boats’ and “Send them back”.

Records from the scene recorded insignificant movements between activists and police officers equipped with protective shields.

The moments at which demonstrators threw objects at officers were besides immortalized.

Daniel Thomas, besides known as Danny Tommo, the founder of the late formed Patriot Platform group, said during live broadcast from the scene:

"We will no longer accept this."

“You can’t just tell us that the number of boats has fallen.

This is not about the drop in the number of boats... it's about knowing that this has to end now” said Thomas, a co-worker of well-known British right-wing activist Tommy Robinson, referring to the influx of migrants from the another side of the English Channel.

According to The Guardian, demonstrators announced that they were going to block the roads all night, but they ended the protest around 3:00 a.m. in the morning of local time, erstwhile police obtained an order to rush the assembly and warned that the officers would begin arresting.

A spokesperson for the British government stated: “We condemn the intimidating and hooligan behaviour we are witnessing today.

The right to peaceful protests is the foundation of our democracy, but it must never become a disorder of public order."

A akin protest, besides organised by the Patriot Platform Group, was held on Saturday in Dover;

activists blocked exit routes from Britain's largest global ferry and passenger port.

A local councillor called these activities ‘coordinated’ and "illegal".

According to government data from July 2025 to 2026, any 33,000 people — most adult men — arrived in the United Kingdom on board tiny boats, representing nearly 88% of all illegal migrants entering the country.

In the same period from 2024 to 2025, the number of asylum seekers who crossed the English Channel amounted to 41 000.

A survey by the YouGov Institute published in August showed that 69% of the British believe the level of immigration in the last decade was besides advanced and 43% measure its effects on the country mainly negatively (an increase from 33% in 2016).

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source:https://www.rt.com/news/645209-uk-migrant-boat-protest/

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