Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleReform UK chairman Lee Anderson has offered his full support to anti-migrant protesters demonstrating in Dover and Portsmouth, urging them to remain peaceful to avoid being labelled as "far-right thugs". The weekend demonstrations saw hundreds of protesters block major roads in Dover and Portsmouth after migrants were brought ashore, chanting "stop the boats" and prompting interventions from riot police. Defending the demonstrators as "decent patriotic Brits who've had enough", Anderson stated it was "no wonder" people were taking to the streets to express their anger. Despite backing peaceful action, Anderson stressed that Reform UK condemns attacks on police officers and advocated for a public ban on face coverings, including balaclavas and burqas. The UK government strongly criticised the actions of the demonstrators over the weekend, condemning the road blockades and confrontations with riot police as "thuggish and intimidating". In fullUK politics live: Reform UK chairman says anti-migrant activists have his ‘full support’ if they protest peacefullyMore 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
Lee Anderson throws his ‘full support’ behind anti-migrant protesters
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleReform UK chairman Lee Anderson has offered his full support to anti-migrant protesters demonstrating in Dover and Portsmouth, urging them to remain peaceful to avoid being labelled as "far-right thugs". The weekend demonstrations saw hundreds of protesters block major roads in Dover and Portsmouth after migrants were brought ashore, chanting "stop the boats" and prompting interventions from riot police. Defending the demonstrators as "decent patriotic Brits who've had enough", Anderson stated it was "no wonder" people were taking to the streets to express their anger. Despite backing peaceful action, Anderson stressed that Reform UK condemns attacks on police officers and advocated for a public ban on face coverings, including balaclavas and burqas. The UK government strongly criticised the actions of the demonstrators over the weekend, condemning the road blockades and confrontations with riot police as "thuggish and intimidating". In fullUK politics live: Reform UK chairman says anti-migrant activists have his ‘full support’ if they protest peacefullyMore 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
