- Seven police officers were assaulted and several vehicles were damaged during an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth.
- Around 200 activists gathered after a small boat carrying 140 asylum seekers was intercepted off the coast on Sunday evening.
- Spencer Wragg, chairman of the Hampshire Police Federation, confirmed there were no immediate arrests on the night but an investigation is under way.
- The Home Office strongly condemned the intimidating and thuggish behaviour as concerns mount over further far-right unrest along the southern coast.
- Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden stated that responsibility for police being unprepared lies fairly and squarely with the covert protest organisers.
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