UK gov’t condemns masked anti-immigrant protesters blocking Dover port

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Dozens of masked protesters, identifying with the "stop the boats" movement, blocked roads leading to the Port of Dover on Saturday, causing a brief halt to ferry traffic between England and France. The demonstration, involving individuals dressed in black and wearing balaclavas, chanted slogans against Channel migrant crossings. The UK government condemned the action, stating it exceeded the bounds of peaceful protest and caused travel disruption. Local police engaged with the demonstrators, who had initially obstructed all routes to the port. The protest resulted in a significant traffic jam on the roads leading to Dover. Access to the port was restored around noon, with traffic flowing freely again.

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The Labour government condemned the behaviour in Dover and the travel disruption it caused.

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The protest caused a 6.4km traffic jam on roads leading to the port.

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The UK government condemned the protest, stating it went beyond peaceful demonstration.

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Masked anti-immigrant protesters blocked roads leading to the port of Dover, briefly halting ferry traffic.

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Ferry traffic at UK’s largest international port was briefly halted as ‘stop the boats’ protesters blocked approaching roads.Dozens of masked people protesting Channel migrant crossings have blocked access to the Dover" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="94732" data-entity-type="location">Port of Dover, briefly halting ferry traffic between England and France.Images shared online showed dozens of demonstrators dressed in black and wearing balaclavas streaming onto roads surrounding the port in the United Kingdom on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel must protect West Bank’s Palestinians amid settler pogroms: US envoylist 2 of 3How big is Africa really? Why the UN voted to change the world maplist 3 of 3At least four civilians killed in Houthi missile strike near Yemen’s Taizend of listIn an online livestream that appeared to be shot by one of the protesters, a crowd of black-clothed men chanted “stop the boats” as they faced a line of police.The UK government condemned the action, saying it went beyond peaceful protest.On Saturday morning, the Dover" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="94732" data-entity-type="location">Port of Dover said all traffic in and out was “stopped due to an ongoing public order incident”. At around noon, port managers said traffic was “free flowing” once again. P&O Ferries also confirmed that access to the port had been restored.Local police said they were “engaging” with protesters, who had initially blocked “all routes” in and out of the terminal, used by ferries connecting southern England to northern France.The National Highways agency said the protest blocked roads to the port and caused a 6.4km traffic jam on Saturday morning.Local Conservative Party councillor, Chris Vinson, said the protest appeared to be “illegal migration-related”.“I’m not aware that there’s been any violence, although clearly, having the path of your vehicle blocked by men wearing black paramilitary gear and balaclavas is extremely intimidating,” he said.The Labour government said “the right to peaceful protest is fundamental to our democracy, but we condemn the behaviour in Dover and the travel disruption it has caused”.

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