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British far right agititators arrested in France- may be returned to country of origin, i.e. UK.

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LemonJam Tue 27-Jan-26 11:27:13

Two British far-right activists have been arrested in France- they are in custody for allegedly broadcasting content likely to incite hatred from French coast.

French authorities have arrested two far-right British activists in what is believed to be the first case of its kind. An order had been issued on Friday prohibiting British activists from gathering for a planned “stop the boats” protest nicknamed Operation Overlord in the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais.

On visits to France, far-right agitators have posted footage of themselves slashing dinghies and confronting migrants. The two unnamed individuals were arrested while broadcasting live videos from the French coast that allegedly contained discriminatory remarks and suggested their potential involvement in Operation Overlord. It was reported that French authorities would take strict administrative measures against them, including issuing an order to leave French territory based on the threat to public order, with a view to their return to their country of origin. The Boulogne-sur-Mer prosecutor Cécile Gressier said the men were placed in police custody for inciting hatred and participating in a group with the aim of preparing acts of violence, based on comments made on social media. She said these were the first arrests of British far-right activists in France on these grounds, adding that they were not accused of violence against individuals.

LemonJam Tue 27-Jan-26 11:27:34

Agitators...

Whitewavemark2 Tue 27-Jan-26 11:32:07

I would like to think that our justice system deals with them appropriately when they are returned.

Oreo Tue 27-Jan-26 11:33:17

Acts of violence being slashing boats? That’s what the French police do ( or do now and then).😄
The immigrants in Calais will be envious of them being sent home to the UK.
Seriously tho, you can’t just do that sort of stunt in another country, they must have realised that.

LemonJam Tue 27-Jan-26 11:37:50

They were arrested in France for allegedly broadcasting content likely to incite hatred from French coast. I'm with you WWM2 that they will be dealt with appropriately by our justice system on return....

Graphite Tue 27-Jan-26 11:48:05

Organised by Danny Thomas, associate of Tommy Robinson.

Searchlight has more:

searchlightmagazine.com/2026/01/tommos-french-invasion-all-whimper-no-bang/

searchlightmagazine.com/2026/01/danny-tommo-abandons-arrested-activists/

Thomas was instrumental in inciting the summer riots of 2024:

searchlightmagazine.com/2024/08/riot-instigator-in-chief-runs-for-cover/

… there is one lingering irony in the story of Danny Tommo, the riot inciter-in-chief. On many of his videos and posts he bashes on about the need for emergency legislation to curb knife crime. This, however, is just a touch rich coming from a man who was jailed for two years for attempted kidnap, using knives, in a dispute over stolen drugs.

www.thesun.co.uk/news/8181678/yellow-vest-protester-daniel-thomas-jail-kidnap/

Fallingstar Tue 27-Jan-26 11:56:59

Good. They deserve having the book thrown at them. These agitators are not heroes they are thugs. And God help is if Farage does win the next election I imagine the UK form of ICE will be manned by thugs like this.

Basgetti Tue 27-Jan-26 13:25:19

Fallingstar

Good. They deserve having the book thrown at them. These agitators are not heroes they are thugs. And God help is if Farage does win the next election I imagine the UK form of ICE will be manned by thugs like this.

Hear, hear. ICE are increasingly putting us in mind of Mosley’s brown shirts.

keepingquiet Tue 27-Jan-26 13:30:27

Thanks for this info- I heard or saw nothing about it today.
Wonder what GB news as had to say?
I won't be turning over to see...

LemonJam Tue 27-Jan-26 15:34:31

Well Farage et al want immigrants to play by the rules, integrate into British society, abide by the law. Inciting hatred is not what British society values or needs and is against the law here also. British citizens should also abide by the law or be called out and face the consequences.

All parties no doubt will set out their stalls in their manifestos come election time for how they will manage immigration. I would also like them to set out clearly how they will deal with and manage agitators who incite hatred against immigrants.

I would also like Reform to set out very clearly what will be the role and jurisdiction of its "Removals Force", ie the target being "to remove up to 150,000 illegal immigrants a year". The thought of ICE equivalent agents sent into towns and cities in the UK I find horrendous. So I would like tReform to clearly set out the similarities and differences between its proposed Removals Force and ICE.

Wyllow3 Wed 28-Jan-26 09:15:19

Thank you for bringing this to light, I'd missed it.

And yes to the nasty realties underpinning the "Respectable" far right that Farage tries to project.

Freya5 Wed 28-Jan-26 09:28:00

Basically doing what the French police should be doing. After all we give away millions for them to do absolutely nothing to stop illegal and dangerous, to themselves, and our country, crossings.
Lets see proof of the "alleged" social media. They posted a couple on FB and showed nothing but collapsed dinghys.

CariadAgain Wed 28-Jan-26 09:42:57

I don't know the details about them in particular - but just what are the French police doing to stop them coming here? Especially given we're paying money to have this problem stopped at root. Why are we paying - if they are still being allowed to come anyway?

Surely the problems the French have with migrant camps there would lessen - or maybe even vanish - if they weren't all piling into France ready to head across the Channel and start holding out their hands here? The message would get out that they'd just landed up in a "dead end" - unable to sneak in here and unable to get given any benefits etc there. Surely the flow would stop - or at least reduce?