- Around 140 migrants disembarked near Eastney in Portsmouth on Sunday after crossing the Channel from western France via an unusual route.
- Hundreds of anti-migrant demonstrators blocked roads in Portsmouth, prompting a heavy police presence and a dispersal order until Monday evening.
- Treasury minister Emma Reynolds condemned the demonstration, describing the participants' actions as thuggish and intimidating behaviour that crossed the line.
- Police officers from across the country, including the Metropolitan Police, were drafted in to assist local forces in managing the crowds.
- The intercepted migrants will be taken to the Manston immigration centre in Kent for processing while officials monitor changing human trafficking routes.
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