French authorities ban British far-right activists from gathering at weekend

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Source: theguardian.com
French authorities ban British far-right activists from gathering at weekend

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French authorities have announced a sweeping ban on British far-right activists planning to take part in a “stop the boats” protest against asylum seekers hoping to cross the Channel to the UK.

Friday’s announcement by the prefecture in northern France goes further than a previous ban by the French interior ministry on 10 unnamed far-right activists associated with the organisation Raise the Colours for “having carried out actions on French soil”.

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