“Stop the Boats”: Masked men blockaded British port cities

Protests is that City of Dover now used to it. As first English land tip which can be reached from France, it is the place where asylum seekers arrive particularly frequently in small inflatable boats.

But while demonstrations had always been announced recently, this protest hit the executive branch surprising. Even if there were no acts of violence against civilians: Intimidated Many people who were traveling in Dover – tourists, dock workers or commuters – were still on Saturday. Kilometers away That was also enough I’m staying until the police managed to escort the demonstrators to Dover train station in the late morning and send them home.

New pier

But less than 48 hours later he broke next protest out of. A Dinghy with 140 asylum seekers had the coast of for the first time on Sunday evening Hampshirea good three hours west of Dover. Hundreds of demonstrators, informed via social media and often masked again, then gathered Eastney Beach entered Portsmouth and attempted to block the only road leading from the peninsula. They wanted those Bussethe asylum seekers in Detention Center should bring, discourage departure. The police were only able to break up the protest around three in the morning.

He was the mastermind of both actions Brite Daniel Thomas. The 37-year-old, who was convicted of attempted kidnapping ten years ago, is a Confidant of the right-wing radical Tommy Robinson. In June Thomas had the „Patriot Platform“ founded to “reclaim our borders, restore order and send a clear message: Britain belongs to the British“.

Actually it is Number of asylum seekersby illegal means come to Great Britainthis year around 43 percent lower than in the comparable period of 2025. In the summer there was also fewest crossings since 2020. And just last week, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron on reinforced Cooperation on border issues notified.

But the anger of right-wing, anti-migrant groups is still increasing. „Restore UK“the radical right-wing split from the populist Reform UK party, has attracted so many supporters in recent months that it could become a threat to the beleaguered Reform party. And Daniel Thomas has already announced that more protests the “Patriots” will follow.