# Anti-migrant protests are a ‘wake-up call’ for UK government, police commissioner says

https://mins.news/en/video/48446

- euronews, 2026-09-07 13:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TitOc0OEN5c

> A police commissioner says weekend anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth and Dover are a wake-up call for the UK government, exposing deepening tensions over Channel crossings. The government maintains that arrival numbers are falling.

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