Anti-Immigration Protest in Portsmouth Cancelled After Misidentification of Cricket Team

Protesters outside Portsmouth hotel confuse Pakistan U-19 cricket team for asylum-seekers

Reform councillor said he urged activists to stand down Stand Up to Racism condemns ‘dangerous’ gathering Anti-immigration protesters gathered outside a Portsmouth hotel were forced to cancel their demonstration after discovering the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team rather than a group of asylum seekers were staying there. Portsmouth had been the site of a large protest on Sunday following the arrival of a large dinghy containing an estimated 140 asylum seekers at the city’s Eastney harbour. ...

By Simon Burnton