Large crowds of protesters converged on central Portsmouth on Saturday in the wake of a tense standoff last week following a boat carrying illegal migrants being brought ashore, and hundreds of masked men attempted to block authorities from allowing the aliens into the interior.
\n\nPortsmouth, one of the major hubs of Britain’s Royal Navy, saw hundreds of people gather under the banner of the South Coast Patriots, who called for a peaceful demonstration against the failure of the government to prevent illegal boat migration from France, including the estimated 140 who arrived at Portsmouth’s Eastney Marina on Sunday.
\n\nDemonstrators were heard chanting slogans such as “send back the boats” and held placards reading “save our kids” and “stop the grooming gangs”. Counter-protesters also gathered in the city, marching under the leftist Stand up to Racism banner, carrying signs reading “stop the far-right” and “no one is illegal”.
\n\nAhead of the protest, the local Hampshire Police force enacted a ban on face coverings in the protest area under section 158 of the Crime and Policing Act 2025, the Portsmouth Evening News reported.
\n\nThis came in response to the involvement of the recently formed Patriot Platform group in the attempt to block…
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