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Police are investigating a video showing anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo, slashing a dinghy with a knife during a livestream. Separately, six people were arrested after hundreds of protesters heeded his calls and gathered at Gosport marina in Hampshire.
🐿️ Daniel Thomas is trading on fear with a knife and a livestream, but his followers ended up at the wrong marina while the real boats docked in Dover.
At least 28 anti-migrant vigilante groups have formed in the UK in the last 18 months, engaging in street patrols and blocking ports. The surge follows recent incidents where black-clad vigilantes blocked roads in Portsmouth and Dover.
🐿️ These groups are using 'community protection' as a cover for racist thuggery, and their increasing organization poses a real threat to public safety and social cohesion.
Far-right protesters blocked roads in Portsmouth targeting a migrant boat, prompting government condemnation of "intimidating and thuggish behaviour." The demonstrations disrupted traffic and drew political backlash.
🐿️ The government's quick condemnation shows that the far-right's tactics are backfiring and alienating moderate voters.
