What connects the Dover and Portsmouth anti-migrant protests?
UK correspondent Daniel Sandford looks at the link between small boat protests in Dover and Portsmouth over the weekend.
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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Dover and Portsmouth over the weekend in protests against small boat crossings.
But what is the connection between the two protests?
The answer is one man - Danny Thomas, more often known as Danny Tommo.
UK correspondent Daniel Sandford looks into the background of Danny Tommo and how he has galvanised these protests through social media and local support.
Small boat protest explained: How a Channel crossing sparked unrest
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What connects the Dover and Portsmouth anti-migrant protests?
UK correspondent Daniel Sandford looks at the link between small boat protests in Dover and Portsmouth over the weekend.
1 week agoMinister condemns disorder at Portsmouth anti-migrant protest after police officers hurt
Sarah Jones told MPs the violence sparked by the arrival of 120 migrants in a single dinghy was "intimidating and thuggish".
1 week agoMinister condemns ‘thuggish’ far-right, anti-migrant protesters in Portsmouth – UK politics live
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1 week ago · Andrew SparrowUK minister condemns anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth
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