Masked, black-clad demonstrators from Patriot Platform, an anti-immigration group with links to the far right, blockaded roads near the Port of Dover on Saturday, and campaigners and MPs are warning further disruption is likely unless police act more decisively. Hope Not Hate's founder, Nick Lowles, said the group's ability to mobilise at scale was "clearly the consequence of the inaction from the police", while the group's leader, Daniel "Danny Tommo" Thomas, described the event as a "warning" and hinted at a more powerful follow-up.

Protesters linked arms across the A20, chanting "stop the boats", before dispersing by lunchtime with no arrests made; Kent Police treated it as a "public order incident" and gave no crowd estimate. Mike Tapp, Labour MP for Dover and Deal, called for extra police support including mutual aid from forces such as the Met, and questioned why Kent Police appeared to have "little advance warning" despite the protest being coordinated in advance online. Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds condemned the disruption but said police had "on the whole" handled it well; Patriot Platform, formed in June from smaller anti-migrant groups, has been linked by Hope Not Hate to false claims and members with violent histories.