Two RNLI lifeboats carrying 140 Channel migrants were denied entry to two larger ports before docking near Portsmouth, where they were met by hundreds of masked protesters.
Police officers were injured and vehicles damaged during a stand-off with more than 500 balaclava-clad men after the asylum seekers were brought ashore at Eastney Landing on Sunday.
The leader of Portsmouth City Council has heavily criticised the decision, claiming it had ‘put lives at risk’ and caused ‘needless disruption’.
It has now emerged that two RNLI crews were barred from docking at Southampton Port and Portsmouth Harbour, with governing bodies threatening legal action if they
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