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Farage calls for public ban on face coverings after anti-migrant protests
Farage said face coverings let protesters intimidate police as officials reported road blockages, damaged vehicles and injured officers during anti-migrant demonstrations.
- Reform leader Nigel Farage called for a public ban on all full-face coverings, labeling them a "menace" and stating that in a civilized society, people should be identifiable in public spaces.
- Masked, black-clad men blocked road access to the Port of Dover on Saturday, while a separate stand-off in Portsmouth overnight on Sunday resulted in damaged official vehicles and injuries to police officers.
- Approximately 120 migrants arrived near the Isle of Wight on Sunday in the early afternoon, prompting more than 200 protesters to attempt to block coaches transporting the arrivals for processing, Policing minister Sarah Jones told the Commons.
- Blaming the Conservatives for "the frustration we see in our communities today," Jones clashed with Shadow home secretary Chris Philp, who argued the government must leave the ECHR to end public anger.
- On Monday, Patriot Platform founder Daniel Thomas confronted Reform's Zia Yusuf, accusing Farage of calling protesters "knuckle-draggers" and warning that the party leader must be "careful with his words.
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