Crime Anti-immigration protestors and counter-demonstrators face off in Portsmouth in wake of Southport killings By Freddie Webb Published 7th Aug 2024, 23:58 BST Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now Anti-immigration protestors and counter demonstrators were split by police in a gathering sparked by three children being killed in Southport. Roughly 100 people, some wearing unions jacks and having their faces covered, gathered in Kettering Terrace near the UK Border Agency building in Portsmouth at 8am this evening. Those in opposition, some in hoods to obscure their identity, also arrived and were split by officers.
Some motorists beeped their horns in solidarity with the anti-immigration protestors, while others swore at them in disgust. People then moved onto the M275 northbound and blocked the road, holding the British flag and chanting. Some of the cries were racial slurs.
A Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary spokeswoman said the route was obstructed for a short while before officers moved on the demonstrators. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Anti-immigration protest formed near the UK Border Agency Building in Portsmouth. Picture: Mike Cooter (070824) | Mike Cooter Sign up to the daily Crime UK newsletter.
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