Anti-migrant protesters scuffle with police in Gosport after Channel rescue
Two migrants died during a Channel crossing, while anti-migrant protesters clashed with police in Gosport, England. The unrest occurred as authorities prepared to process a separate group of rescued migrants.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the ongoing tensions surrounding migration policy and the rise of far-right activism in the UK.
Anti-migrant protesters face a line of police during a demonstration in Gosport as authorities prepare for the arrival of rescue vessels. Photograph: Trevor Adams/PA Anti-migrant protesters face a line of police during a demonstration in Gosport as authorities prepare for the arrival of rescue vessels. Photograph: Trevor Adams/PA Immigration and asylum Two people die trying to cross Channel as anti-migrant protesters clash with police in Gosport French authorities say two men, one in his 30s and another in his 40s, died during overnight crossing
Prefer the Guardian on Google Two people have died and two more have been injured trying to cross the Channel in a small boat, French authorities have said, while 12 anti-migrant protesters on England’s south coast were arrested after what police described as “violent disorder” as they opposed the rescue of nearly 150 more people on a second vessel.
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