Hundreds of protesters gather in Portsmouth after a small boat carrying asylum seekers is intercepted and brought to shore following its approach to the coast. Social media footage shows groups of people being taken to lifeboats and brought ashore, with coaches waiting nearby.
The Guardian reports the incident involves about 140 asylum seekers and describes a large-scale response, including helicopters, an aeroplane and lifeboats. The people brought ashore are then taken by coach to Manston in Kent, which is used for processing small-boat arrivals. Outlets characterise the protesters differently: several describe anti-migrant or far-right protesters and note calls for demonstrators to block coaches carrying asylum seekers, while other sources focus on the scale of the march and the emergency response prompted by the arrival.
All accounts agree on the sequence of events: the small boat arrival leads to a major rescue and logistics operation in Portsmouth, followed by a large protest presence near the coast and transport points.
