Ministers condemn ‘thuggish’ far-right activists after Portsmouth unrest
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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 arr…
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- Ministers condemn ‘thuggish’ far-right activists after Portsmouth unrestThe Guardian World