Police were told night before Dover unrest that far-right agitators had converged on village
Summary
Police were warned a day before that far-right activists gathered in a small village near Dover and planned to use it as a base to block roads in Dover. Hundreds of these activists arrived in the village, but police treated the protest as spontaneous and made no arrests during the roadblocks.Key Facts
- Far-right groups gathered in Preston-next-Wingham, a village with about 920 people, before blocking roads in Dover.
- Locals reported hundreds of activists taking over the village and parking in many places, including a school and recreation ground.
- Some people overheard the activists planning to “attack Muslims” and passed information to counter-terrorism police.
- Police did not act on this tip-off or reports of illegal parking.
- Dover unrest involved about 200 people blocking roads for several hours early Saturday morning.
- The protest was described by police as “spontaneous” despite evidence of planning.
- Roger Gale, local Member of Parliament, stated the protest was coordinated and vehicles likely transported activists from the village to Dover.
- The event was linked to Daniel Thomas, connected to far-right figure Tommy Robinson, who also organized a similar protest in Portsmouth the next day.
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