Hundreds of people protest in Portsmouth, England, blocking roads and vowing to stop asylum seekers from leaving the city after some arrive by small boat from France. The UK government, through minister Emma Reynolds, condemns the demonstrations as “thuggish,” according to multiple outlets.
The protests in Portsmouth are described as the second anti-migrant demonstration in two days. DW and others report a previous disruption at the port of Dover on Saturday, where masked protesters block traffic and chant “Stop the boats,” referencing Channel crossings carrying asylum seekers. RTE and the other outlets focus on the UK government’s language and the scale of the Portsmouth gathering, while the South China Morning Post adds more detail about the Dover incident and how the two events are linked.
