- Police in Southampton have enforced extra powers, including a dispersal order and a ban on face coverings, ahead of planned anti-migration and anti-racism rallies on Saturday.
- The opposing groups, South Coast Patriots and Southampton Stand Up To Racism, have been assigned designated routes and neutral zones to keep them separated.
- Superintendent Alex Charge stated the restrictions aim to prevent offences, protect communities, and ensure participants can lawfully exercise their democratic rights.
- Southampton Itchen MP Darren Paffey warned that those intent on stirring up fear, division, or disorder should stay away from the city.
- Kent Police have also prepared robust measures and deployed additional officers to manage planned demonstrations and counter-protests in Dover on Saturday.
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