Hundreds of protesters chant 'stop the boats' across two UK seaside towns as police impose dispersal order

Hundreds of anti-migrant protesters have taken to the streets across Southampton and Dover this afternoon, as police impose restrictions on demonstrations and warn participants against covering their faces.In Southampton, members of the anti-immigration group South Coast Patriots gathered, alongside a counter-protest organised by campaigners from Southampton Stand Up To Racism.Meanwhile, in Dover, Kent, a similar demonstration launched, with police vehicles positioned around the streets near Dover Priory Station, where the march began.It comes as tensions reach boiling point surrounding the small boat Channel crossings, with 1,655 small-boat migrants having arrived in the UK in the week between September 21 - September 27, and some 781...

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