Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAround 140 migrants disembarked near Eastney in Portsmouth on Sunday after crossing the Channel from western France via an unusual route. Hundreds of anti-migrant demonstrators blocked roads in Portsmouth, prompting a heavy police presence and a dispersal order until Monday evening. Treasury minister Emma Reynolds condemned the demonstration, describing the participants' actions as thuggish and intimidating behaviour that crossed the line. Police officers from across the country, including the Metropolitan Police, were drafted in to assist local forces in managing the crowds. The intercepted migrants will be taken to the Manston immigration centre in Kent for processing while officials monitor changing human trafficking routes. In fullHundreds of demonstrators in standoff against police in Portsmouth after small boat migrants brought ashoreMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Demonstrators in police standoff after Portsmouth small boat landing
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAround 140 migrants disembarked near Eastney in Portsmouth on Sunday after crossing the Channel from western France via an unusual route. Hundreds of anti-migrant demonstrators blocked roads in Portsmouth, prompting a heavy police presence and a dispersal order until Monday evening. Treasury minister Emma Reynolds condemned the demonstration, describing the participants' actions as thuggish and intimidating behaviour that crossed the line. Police officers from across the country, including the Metropolitan Police, were drafted in to assist local forces in managing the crowds. The intercepted migrants will be taken to the Manston immigration centre in Kent for processing while officials monitor changing human trafficking routes. In fullHundreds of demonstrators in standoff against police in Portsmouth after small boat migrants brought ashoreMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
