'Army of patriots': how a black-clad Christian vigilante group swarmed Portsmouth
Daniel Thomas has spent months trying to unify the UK’s disparate far right to form a disciplined anti-migrant force
TL;DR
- Daniel Thomas, a former bodyguard for Tommy Robinson, has founded Patriot Platform, a new far-right organization.
- The group aims to unify the UK's disparate far-right movement through disciplined, coordinated actions.
- Recent protests in Dover and Portsmouth involved hundreds of masked men dressed in black, blocking roads and attempting to prevent asylum seekers from leaving a marina.
- Thomas claims the group is a 'Christian army of patriots' with legal backing, focused on 'reclaiming borders' and 'restoring order'.
- The group's tactics appear to borrow from anarchist and Extinction Rebellion movements, focusing on flashmobs and disciplined conduct.
- The government has condemned the 'thuggish and intimidating behaviour', though no arrests were made in Portsmouth.