Anti-migrant protesters scuffle with police as Channel migrants brought ashore in Gosport

Protesters scuffled with police in Gosport, Hampshire, as two RNLI boats brought ashore around 149 people who had crossed the Channel by small boat on Sunday.

• Around 149 people believed to be migrants were brought ashore at Gosport aboard two RNLI boats late on Sunday evening.
• Police imposed conditions under the Public Order Act and prohibited facial coverings after protesters scuffled with officers and set off flares.
• The Home Office said migrants would be transported to short-term holding facilities in Kent for processing and security and biometric checks.
• Channel crossings this year total 19,451, down 43% on this time last year.
• Hampshire Police arrested 12 people after the Gosport protest, and several officers sustained minor injuries.
• The authorities said they would review footage of the protest to make further arrests.
• The Gosport protest was the second time demonstrators had targeted the town amid rumours that rescued migrants would be landed there.