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Traffic Resumes After Masked Protesters Temporarily Block Dover Port

Masked anti-immigration protesters disrupted Dover port traffic, but ferry and road access were restored by midday with no arrests reported.

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Chapters · 2

  1. 1Traffic Resumes After Masked Protesters Temporarily Block Dover Port
  2. 2Masked Anti-Immigration Protests Block Dover and Portsmouth Ports, Cause Major Disruption

Key moments · 8

Masked protesters block access to Port of Dover

Sky News ↗

Protesters in balaclavas force road closures at Dover

Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian ↗

Port operator describes incident as public order emergency

Financial Times ↗

Ferry services delayed and local operations disrupted

Euronews ↗

Police response to Dover protest faces scrutiny from MPs

Evening Standard ↗

Protesters gather in Portsmouth after migrant boat arrival

The Independent ↗

Clashes erupt between protesters and police in Portsmouth

Coventry Telegraph ↗

UK government condemns 'thuggish' anti-migrant protests

South China Morning Post ↗

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  4. Migranti, nuove manifestazioni a Portsmouth: "L'immigrazione clandestina deve finire"
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  5. Anti-migrant demonstrators 'chase down' counter-protesters after Portsmouth march
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  1. UK police ban face coverings at planned anti-migrant protest
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  2. Police set to arrest anybody wearing face coverings at Portsmouth migration protest
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  3. Police to crack down on face coverings at protests in Portsmouth
    BBC - Home
  4. First arrest over anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth
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  5. First person arrested over anti-migrant chaos in Portsmouth at weekend
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  1. RNLI boats carrying 140 migrants were denied entry to TWO ports before they landed at docks near Portsmouth and met by hundreds of protesters
    Daily Mail