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Abuse of volunteers ‘wholly unacceptable’, RNLI chief says after protests

Peter Sparkes said misinformation about the charity’s Channel rescues has led to online and physical abuse of volunteers and staff.

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Peter Sparkes condemned threats made by ‘those who would hide behind a balaclava or a keyboard’.

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Abuse of RNLI volunteers 'wholly unacceptable', chief says

Peter Sparkes says there has been "deliberate misinformation" spread about the charity.

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Abuse of volunteers ‘wholly unacceptable’, RNLI chief says after protests

Peter Sparkes condemned threats made by ‘those who would hide behind a balaclava or a keyboard’.

·London, United Kingdom
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Evening Standard broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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