Anti-migrant protesters waving Union flags faced off with counter-demonstrators in Portsmouth city centre today as police brace for a weekend of rallies.
Police watched as people on each side gathered on the steps outside the council offices in the Hampshire city.
One protester tied a large flag of St George to the balcony which had on it the words 'Born in England, Live in England, Die in England'.
The counter protesters also put up a banner, saying 'Refugees Welcome, Celebrate Diversity'.
Protester Mat Silva, 66, a retired car sprayer from Fareham, said: 'I am fed up seeing those who come into our country illegally being housed better than our veterans and our OAPs.
