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Sussex Police Investigate as RNLI Volunteers Who Helped Migrants Branded 'Traitors'
Far-right activists shared volunteers’ names, addresses and photos online after the rescue of about 140 migrants, prompting a Sussex Police investigation.
- Sussex Police launched an investigation after far-right activists shared names, addresses, and photographs of RNLI volunteers online, branding them "traitors" for helping around 140 migrants reach Portsmouth on Sunday, September 6.
- Hundreds of anti-migrant protesters blocked Portsmouth roads on Sunday, September 6, attempting to prevent around 140 people rescued from a dinghy in the English Channel from arriving at the port with RNLI assistance.
- RNLI Chief Executive Peter Sparkes condemned the abuse as "wholly unacceptable in a civilised society," stating recent events generated "deliberate misinformation" about the charity's mission, which accounted for 109 rescues in the Channel during 2025.
- Digital Secretary Lisa Nandy told the Commons she is "personally concerned," confirming she engaged with tech firms about the sharing of volunteers' personal information online.
- Chief Inspector Adam McCaig warned against any action that could interfere with the RNLI's lifesaving work, cautioning that disruption "could have serious consequences for those in need of urgent assistance.
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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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'Thugs branding RNLI 'traitors' is sick - hero crews have saved countless lives'
' The government was right yesterday to condemn “thuggish and intimidating” behaviour from protesters in Portsmouth on Sunday after similar scenes in Dover. Anti-migrant rhetoric and online hate tidal wave has empowered hooligans'
·London, United Kingdom
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