Protest staged in Gosport as boat carrying more than 100 migrants brought ashore

Play Brightcove video Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Mute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:36 Loaded : 27.30% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:36 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track en (Main) , selected Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Close Modal Dialog This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Play Mute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently playing live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen Anti-migrant protestors who gathered in Gosport were met by dozens of police officers (Credit: Eddie Mitchell) Migrants who arrived in Hampshire after crossing the Channel will be taken to Kent to undergo processing, the Home Office has confirmed. A number of people were seen arriving at Haslar Marina, in Gosport , having been transported aboard two RNLI boats late on Sunday evening. Protesters gathered in the town amid reports that authorities were preparing for the arrival of a boat. The dinghy was being shadowed by French rescue vessels until it was met by the RNLI boats in English waters, according to ship tracking data. Danny Tommo in custody ahead of trial next year accused of slashing Channel boat Protestors arrested in Gosport as migrant boat seen heading for Hampshire coast The Home Office said 149 migrants were believed to be on board. A government spokesperson said: "The Border Security Command works around the clock to protect our border. "We have established contingency plans to make sure we can securely disembark, check and process all small boat arrivals. "Migrants will be transported to short term holding facilities in Kent, where they will be processed as normal and undergo stringent health, security and biometric checks." South East Water extends hosepipe ban for customers across Sussex RNLI boats brought the migrants ashore to Haslar Marina. Credit: PA On Sunday, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said it deployed officers to Gosport to "support our partners in the event of an emergency at sea", while ambulances and coaches were also spotted in the area. The force said it imposed conditions under the Public Order Act as well as powers prohibiting the wearing of face coverings. Demonstrators had assembled near Haslar Marina, where the atmosphere was mostly peaceful, though there were reports of flares being set off and some scuffles with police. There were similar scenes last month when protesters gathered in the area expecting migrants to arrive on a dinghy, but they were ultimately taken to Dover by sea. Departures so far west have been rare in recent years, but it is the third such crossing in the space of a month. Teenager jailed for life over £20 drug debt murder at railway station Subscribe for free to our weekly newsletter for exclusive and original coverage from ITV News. Direct to your inbox every Friday morning. Last month, British rescue boats collected the passengers of a migrant dinghy, which had spent around 30 hours at sea after setting off from Normandy. The 51 migrants, who refused help from the French coastguard, arrived in Dover after being transferred to Border Security Command boats. It was expected they would be taken to Gosport, with hundreds of protesters gathering after coaches and ambulances were spotted in the area. Six people were arrested by officers during the evening. The provisional total for Channel crossings this year is 19,451 - down 43% on this time last year and 23% below the figure at this stage in 2024. From Westminster to Washington DC - our political experts are across all the latest key talking points. Listen to the latest episode below...