UK Minister Condemns 'Thuggish' Anti-Migrant Protests in Portsmouth

Watch: Anti-migrant protesters block roads in Portsmouth

The government condemned "the intimidating and thuggish behaviour" of the demonstrators.

Ministers condemn ‘thuggish’ far-right activists after Portsmouth unrest

Hundreds of men, some wearing balaclavas, attempted to prevent asylum seekers being transported for processing The government has condemned the “thuggish and intimidating behaviour” of far-right activists who blocked roads in Portsmouth after a boat carrying asylum seekers arrived in the city, two days after similar scenes in Dover. Hundreds of men, some dressed in black and wearing balaclavas, tried to stop the arrivals from being transported for processing until 3am, when police removed the...

By Peter Walker, Diane Taylor and Charlie Moloney

UK minister slams ‘thuggish’ anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth

British minister ⁠Emma Reynolds has condemned hundreds of ⁠protesters who blocked streets in the ⁠English coastal city of Portsmouth late on Sunday to try to stop the arrival of migrants from France, calling them “thuggish”. The gathering was the second anti-migrant demonstration in two days, after masked men disrupted traffic in the port of Dover ‌on Saturday, chanting “Stop the boats”, a reference to the vessels carrying asylum seekers across the English Channel. Both groups appeared to be ...

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UK government condemns 'thuggish' anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth

Hundreds gathered in Portsmouth after some refugees arrived by boat from France, a day after masked protesters disrupted traffic at the port of Dover.

UK politics live: Government condemns ‘thuggish and intimidating’ far-right protesters in Portsmouth

Treasury minister Emma Reynolds said the demonstration had ‘crossed the line’ of peaceful protest

By Nicole Wootton-Cane

Uk govt condemns 'thuggish' Portsmouth migration protest

Britain's government has condemned as "thuggish" hundreds of demonstrators who blocked roads vowing to prevent asylum seekers leaving the southern English city of Portsmouth after they arrived by small boat.

UK Government Condemns Anti-Migrant Protests

Hundreds gathered in Portsmouth after some refugees arrived by boat from France, a day after masked protesters disrupted traffic at the port of Dover.

UK minister condemns anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth - The Star

UK minister condemns anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth  The Star

UK anti-migrant protesters block roads after boat crossing

Hundreds of anti-migrant protesters blocked roads in Portsmouth after asylum seekers arrived by boat. The UK government condemned the “thuggish” behaviour. Read More: https://punchng.com/uk-anti-migrant-protesters-block-roads-after-boat-crossing/

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