Portsmouth stories

Sep 7, 2026

RNLI boats carrying migrants denied entry to two UK ports, met by protesters in Portsmouth

Two ports denied requests for RNLI lifeboats carrying approximately 140 migrants rescued in the English Channel to land, before the boats eventually docked near Portsmouth. Hundreds of masked protesters gathered at the landing site, with police officers injured in confrontations that the British government condemned as "intimidating and thuggish behavior."

Sep 7, 20265 sources

UK government condemns anti-migrant protests that blocked Portsmouth port

British minister Emma Reynolds condemned hundreds of protesters who blocked streets in Portsmouth on Sunday evening to prevent the arrival of migrants crossing the English Channel from France, calling their behavior "intimidating and thuggish."

Sep 7, 20264 sources