migrant activists like Danny Tommo are changing tactics
Anti-immigration activists led by Danny Tommo are employing new, paramilitary-style tactics to protest against migrant arrivals in the UK. These groups have staged coordinated demonstrations at ports and cities, using intimidating displays to block transport.
Why it matters
The emergence of more organized and aggressive far-right protest tactics signals a potential escalation in tensions surrounding UK immigration policy.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Daniel Sandford UK correspondent X Men coming out of the back of a lorry in Dover ahead of Saturday's protest At around seven o'clock last Saturday morning, dozens of men dressed in black climbed into the backs of lorries in a quiet Kent village called Preston-next-Wingham.
The men had arrived under cover of darkness the night before, leaving their cars everywhere: in the village hall car park and on the recreation ground.
In an operation with a degree of military precision, the small fleet of lorries departed for Dover just after sunrise, where the men staged an intimidating show of strength near the port.
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